CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Jim Hogg County Independent School District has officially confirmed that a student has a case of meningitis.
The district issued a notice Saturday on Facebook.
According to district officials, they have no reason to believe there is any safety concern at this time.
As a precaution, the Jim Hogg County ISD will close schools Monday through Thursday to clean and disinfect their campuses.
Staff will return to work on Thursday and classes for all students will resume Friday.
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