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DALLAS -- While Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan remains in critical condition, Civil Rights Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's on his way to Texas to address the virus scare and "seek the best humanitarian relief."
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Upon request of family of #ThomasEricDuncan, going to #Dallas to bring comfort& to seek best humanitarian relief America has to offer. #Tues
Duncan is at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where he has been receiving an experimental drug since Saturday. So far, none of the 48 people Duncan had contact with are showing symptoms.
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The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will hold an informational hearing Tuesday to discuss Ebola. There are new concerns after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins helped move Duncan's fiance and her children to an undisclosed location over the weekend without wearing protective gear.
A letter from the Dallas School District now has parents questioning whether to send their kids to class. The letter, from "Nurses Corner," provides an update on the Ebola watch. It also mentions how Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has been in close contact with the family Duncan stayed with when he got sick.
Some parents worry Jenkins is putting himself at risk of getting Ebola, and that could have a domino effect since his own daughter goes to school in Highland Park.
Jenkins addressed the concerns with News 8 Monday night.
"I wanted them to be treated as people and I wanted them to be treated as I would want my own family to be treated, and it would send a strange message to them and the public if I dressed up in a spacesuit when there is absolutely zero chance of an infection from being around an asymptomatic person," Jenkins said.
WATCH: Jenkins responds to Ebola concerns
Not everyone is willing to take that gamble though. News 8 spoke with one mother last night who says she's keeping her child home from school. She says dozens more have made the same decision.
DALLAS -- While Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan remains in critical condition, Civil Rights Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's on his way to Texas to address the virus scare and "seek the best humanitarian relief."
Quote from Twitter:
Rev Jesse Jackson Sr @RevJJackson
Follow
Upon request of family of #ThomasEricDuncan, going to #Dallas to bring comfort& to seek best humanitarian relief America has to offer. #Tues
Duncan is at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where he has been receiving an experimental drug since Saturday. So far, none of the 48 people Duncan had contact with are showing symptoms.
MORE: Stories about Ebola
The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will hold an informational hearing Tuesday to discuss Ebola. There are new concerns after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins helped move Duncan's fiance and her children to an undisclosed location over the weekend without wearing protective gear.
A letter from the Dallas School District now has parents questioning whether to send their kids to class. The letter, from "Nurses Corner," provides an update on the Ebola watch. It also mentions how Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has been in close contact with the family Duncan stayed with when he got sick.
Some parents worry Jenkins is putting himself at risk of getting Ebola, and that could have a domino effect since his own daughter goes to school in Highland Park.
Jenkins addressed the concerns with News 8 Monday night.
"I wanted them to be treated as people and I wanted them to be treated as I would want my own family to be treated, and it would send a strange message to them and the public if I dressed up in a spacesuit when there is absolutely zero chance of an infection from being around an asymptomatic person," Jenkins said.
WATCH: Jenkins responds to Ebola concerns
Not everyone is willing to take that gamble though. News 8 spoke with one mother last night who says she's keeping her child home from school. She says dozens more have made the same decision.
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