A Newton County teacher came back to work Monday just days after she was removed from her classroom following her spouse's return from an African country affected by the Ebola virus.

Newton County Schools officials on Tuesday announced that a Newton High School teacher’s spouse had just returned from Sierra Leone, which prompted the district to pull the educator from the classroom until she received clearance to be around students. The district also sanitized her classroom as a precautionary measure and sent students home with additional information regarding the virus, including how to prevent its spread and the spread of other diseases.

District spokeswoman Sherri Davis-Viniard said in an email that the teacher returned to her classroom Monday after Emory Healthcare personnel determined that she did not have Ebola or any contagious disease.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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