Policy 5691

NON-INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS
5691 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES


Whenever, upon investigation and evaluation by the District Medical Director or other health professionals acting upon his or her direction or referral, a student in the public schools shows symptoms of any communicable or infectious disease reportable under the public health law that imposes a significant risk of infection of others in the school, that student will be excluded from the school and sent home immediately. The District Medical Director will immediately notify a local public health agency of the disease.

Following absence on account of illness or from unknown cause, the District Medical Director may examine each student returning to a school without a certificate from a local public Health Officer, a duly licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner.

The District Medical Director, or other health professionals acting upon his or her direction or referral, may make evaluations of teachers and any other school employees, school buildings and premises as, in their discretion, they may deem necessary to protect the health of the students and staff.


Policy References:

Education Law § 906
8 NYCRR §§ 136.3(h) and 136.3(i)



Adopted: 6/22/99
Revised: 9/6/22

Policy 5691