Code: JLCC
COMMUNICABLE/INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
Teachers
shall be alert to signs of illness and communicable disease and refer students
who show such symptoms to the school nurse.
All
students under quarantine shall be excluded from school and school
activities. Quarantine regulations
established by the Bureau of Health shall be observed. The school nurse shall be responsible for
notifying the local health department of all students having a communicable
disease as required by law and Department of Education rules. The building Principal shall be notified of all
communicable disease cases and contacts in the school.
Students
who have other types of communicable diseases shall be excluded from school as
prescribed by law, or shall observe other protective procedures according to
recommendations issued by the school physician.
When
a student returns to school after having, had a communicable disease, a
certificate from the attending physician is required. The building principal and/or the school
nurse must give permission before the student is readmitted to class.
Legal Reference: 5
20-A
22
First
Reading: January 5, 2000
Adopted: