NY elementary school student possibly has bacterial meningitis

A third-grade student at Leary Elementary School in Rush, N.Y., is being treated for a suspected case of bacterial meningitis.

The Rush-Henrietta School District is reportedly working with the Monroe County Department of Health to determine which students and staff may have come into close contact with the potentially infected student.

Find out more about bacterial meningitis here.

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