Maine School Administrative District 58 says one of its employees is on paid leave for the next 21 days because of Ebola concerns.Tap here to watch the reportThe school district said in a note on its website that the staff member at Strong Elementary School recently traveled to Dallas.Ebola: What to knowThere is no evidence that the staff member was in contact with anyone who make have been exposed to Ebola, but according to the school district, after talking to the staff member he/she was placed on leave.Ebola: Fact vs. FictionThe school district said it took the measure because of concerns from parents.MSAD 58 includes the towns of Phillips, Avon, Strong and Kingfield.Officials at Strong Elementary School told WMTW News 8, "We're not going to comment. It's a student safety issue. All questions are going through the superintendent's office."There are 170 students at Strong Elementary, according to the MSAD 58 website.One mother, Mikki Rice, said she saw the news about her son's school on WMTW.com and immediately drove down to the school and removed her 6-year-old son."I wish we would have been notified," Rice said.Rice said when she called, the school didn't have any information and directed her to call the superintendent's office."They said they couldn't give us much information. They said that we would have to, they said that we'd have to contact the superintendent's office to find out anything," said Rice.The school district said it would remain in close contact with the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Center for Disease Control and will follow all directives by the agencies.

Maine School Administrative District 58 says one of its employees is on paid leave for the next 21 days because of Ebola concerns.

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The school district said in a note on its website that the staff member at Strong Elementary School recently traveled to Dallas.

Ebola: What to know

There is no evidence that the staff member was in contact with anyone who make have been exposed to Ebola, but according to the school district, after talking to the staff member he/she was placed on leave.

Ebola: Fact vs. Fiction

The school district said it took the measure because of concerns from parents.

MSAD 58 includes the towns of Phillips, Avon, Strong and Kingfield.

Officials at Strong Elementary School told WMTW News 8, "We're not going to comment. It's a student safety issue. All questions are going through the superintendent's office."

There are 170 students at Strong Elementary, according to the MSAD 58 website.

One mother, Mikki Rice, said she saw the news about her son's school on WMTW.com and immediately drove down to the school and removed her 6-year-old son.

"I wish we would have been notified," Rice said.

Rice said when she called, the school didn't have any information and directed her to call the superintendent's office.

"They said they couldn't give us much information. They said that we would have to, they said that we'd have to contact the superintendent's office to find out anything," said Rice.

The school district said it would remain in close contact with the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Center for Disease Control and will follow all directives by the agencies.