The third-grade student whose family sued the sued the Milford school system for keeping her out of class over Ebola concerns will return to school Friday, school officials said.
Milford school superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Feser released a joint statement with the 7-year-old's father on Thursday explaining that the two had reached an agreement.
The student was banned from school earlier this month after returning from a two-week trip to Nigeria where she attended a family wedding with her father. Her dad filed a lawsuit Oct. 28.
Although Nigeria has been declared Ebola-free and the student showed no symptoms of illness, administrators told the girl's family that she must stay home from Meadowside Elementary School until Nov. 3 “due to concern from certain parents and teachers that she could transmit Ebola to other children,” according to the lawsuit.
The suit was filed Oct. 28, four days after the girl completed a health assessment with her pediatrician which found her in good health and able to "participate fully in the school program," the suit says.
Although the lawsuit says Feser initially warned that the girl would be "removed from the school by police" if she showed up prior to Nov. 3, school officials agreed to allow the girl to return to school Oct. 31.
"The student does not present any health risk to any individual," the joint statement says. "The parties are pleased to announce that the student will return to school on October 31. The parties wish to announce that the lawsuit in this matter will be settled."
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The terms of the settlement will not be disclosed.
