Clark High School You’re still pissed off people assume you were rich, when you actually were one of the many kids who grew up in an apartment complex and went to Clark. Credit: Photo via Google Maps

Several high schools on San Antonio’s North Side will begin testing students and staff Monday after possibly being exposed to tuberculosis, according to KSAT.

The testing of 100 students and staff at Brandeis, Clark, and O’Connor High Schools comes after Northside ISD sent letters last week informing parents that a student had been infected with the highly contagious lung disease, the station reports.

However, not all students will be tested, according to KSAT. Instead, officials from San Antonio’s Metro Health used contact tracing from the past 90 days to identify people at the three high schools whose the student might have been infected.

Testing, which includes a one-tube blood draw, will begin at Brandeis High School at 9 a.m. Monday before moving to Clark. Those at risk of infection at O’Connor High School will be tested later this week following a community meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, according to KSAT.

Tuberculosis is among the most infectious diseases in the world and is caused when airborne bacteria become lodged in the lungs. Although deadly if untreated, the majority of those infected with survive after treatment with antibiotics, according to the World Health Organization.

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This article appears in Nov 30 – Dec 12, 2022.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...