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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The number of students possibly exposed to Ebola after coming into contact with Thomas Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with the virus on American soil, is growing.

Three students were pulled from class at Wallace Elementary School in Richardson ISD on Thursday, after the district was notified that they were in contact with Duncan. None of the students are exhibiting any Ebola symptoms, according to a letter sent home with students. The letter states that the students attended school all week, but did not show any signs of feeling ill.

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Dallas County Health and Human Services did not notify the district until Thursday about any Richardson students being connected to the Ebola investigation, according to the district. The letter indicates that no other students, faculty or staff are connected to the investigation.

Another five students who also came into contact with Duncan have been pulled out of neighboring Dallas Independent School District Schools. The students attended four different schools, including two elementary, one middle, and one high school.

Attendance at those schools, one day after the students were removed from class, is at 86 percent each. Normally, these schools have about 96 percent attendance.

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