JASPER, Ala. ( WBRC ) - Jasper City Schools is working with the Alabama Department of Public Health after a tuberculosis case was confirmed in a student at Jasper High School, officials announced Friday.

Superintendent Dr. Ann Jackson said the district was notified of the case late Thursday. Administrators say they quickly coordinated with state health officials to identify close contacts, notify faculty and staff, and prepare letters for students and families.

Health officials emphasized Jasper High School students, staff, and other close contacts are no longer at risk of exposure from the identified case. The school system says it was informed tuberculosis is rarely spread in a school setting.

Free testing will be offered to students and staff considered close contacts, and permissi

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