6.38 Communicable Diseases

Chapter VI

	6.00 Student Policy Goals

	6.01 Compulsory School Attendance

	6.02 Entrance Age and Requirements

	6.03 Early Entrance Program

	6.04 Initial Admission of Students

	6.06 Students Transferring From State-Approved, Nonpublic School or Non-Chartered Schools

	6.07 Enrollment of Home Education Students

	6.08 Intradistrict Open Enrollment Guidelines

	6.09 Interdistrict Open Enrollment

	6.091 Interdistrict Open Enrollment Guidelines

	6.10 Enrollment of Children of Nonresident Parents

	6.11 Married and Pregnant Students

	6.12 Student Absences and Excuses

	6.13 Habitual Truancy Intervention Strategies

	6.14 Student Attendance Accounting/Missing Children

	6.15 Student Dismissal Precautions

	6.16 Withdrawal From School

	6.17 Promotion, Placement and Retention

	6.17a Academic Acceleration, Early Entrance to Kindergarten, and Early High School Graduation

	6.17b Credit Flexibility

	6.17c Physical Education Waiver

	6.18 Grading and Reporting Student Progress

	6.181 Class Rank

	6.19 Graduation Requirements

	6.191 Certificate Of Attendance

	6.20 Administration of Student Records

	6.21 Screenings, Surveys, and Physical Examinations

	6.22 Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures

	6.23 Code of Student Conduct

	6.24 Removal from Extracurricular Activities

	6.25 Suspension of Bus Riding/Transportation Privileges

	6.26 Alcohol and Drug Use By Students (Drug-Free Schools)

	6.27 Controlled and Counterfeit or Look-Alike Substances

	6.28 Use of Tobacco by Students

	6.29 Hazing

	6.30 Anti-Gang Policy

	6.31 Dress and Appearance

	6.32 Use of Bicycles and Motor Vehicles

	6.33 Care of School Property

	6.34 Student Fees, Fines, and Charges

	6.35 Interrogations and Searches

	6.36 Pupil Health and Safety

	6.37 Immunization

	6.38 Communicable Diseases

	6.39 Control of Head Lice

	6.40 Administering Medication to Students

	6.41 Asthma Medication

	6.411 Possession of Auto-Injectors by Students

	6.42 Emergency Medical Authorization

	6.43 Notification of Suspected Child Abuse

	6.44 Fire, Tornado Warning and School Safety Drills

	6.45 Equal Access

	6.46 Student Fund Raising

	6.47 Student Expression

	6.48 Transportation

	6.49 School Bus Emergency and Evacuation Procedures

	6.50 Transportation of Students in Board-Owned Vehicles

	6.51 Food Allergies

	6.52 Student Body Mass Index Screening

6.38 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

In cases where a pupil has a health condition, diagnosed by a health department nurse or by any qualified physician as a communicable disease or condition posing a threat to the health of other pupils or employees, the building principal, may, on behalf of the Board of Education, exclude such pupil from school and may require the parent or guardian of the pupil to provide a doctor’s statement that the communicable condition no longer exists and that there is no danger to other students, before permitting the pupil to return to school.