45. Communicable Diseases

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (Refer BOE Policy JGCC) 

Any student noted by a physician, the school nurse or local health officer as having a communicable disease may be excluded from school for the duration of the illness. The student will be readmitted to regular classes upon termination of the illness, as authorized by the student’s physician, the local health officer, or after the expiration of any period of isolation or quarantine. 

The board reserves the right to require a written statement from the student’s physician or local health officer indicating that the student is free from all symptoms of the disease. 

If a student is absent from regular classes for more than three (3) consecutive days or the principal has been notified that a student has or is suspected of having a communicable disease, the principal shall determine whether a release shall be obtained from the student’s physician or local health department before the student reenters school.