Cobb County student in hospital with bacterial meningitis

A high school student in Cobb County has landed in the hospital with bacterial meningitis. A county school spokesman says parents will be notified by e-mail about the sick student, who attends Walton High School in Marietta. The school is asking parents to let them know if their child has symptoms. Those include high fever, intense headache, neck stiffness, nausea and vomiting. Bacterial meningitis is passed from person to person by close direct contact over several hours. It is treated with antibiotics.