Relations with Parents
The Board needs parents to assume and exercise responsibility for their children’s behavior. During the school hours,
the district’s administrators recognize the responsibility to monitor students’ behavior and the importance of
cooperation between the school and the parents in matters relating to conduct.
For the benefit of the child, the Board encourages parents to support their child’s career in school by:
A.
participating in school functions, organizations and committees;
B.
supporting the teachers and the schools in maintaining discipline and a safe and orderly
learning environment;
C.
requiring their child to observe all school rules and regulations per student code of conduct.
SECTION I – STUDENT WELL-BEING
School safety is a responsibility of all members of the learning community. All staff members are familiar with
emergency procedures. Should a student be aware of any dangerous situation or accident, s/he must notify any staff
person immediately.
CONTROL OF CASUAL-CONTACT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND PESTS
Because a school has a lot of people in the building daily, it is necessary to take specific measures when the health or
safety of the group is at risk. The school's professional staff has the authority to remove or isolate a student who has
been ill or has been exposed to a communicable disease or highly-transient pest, such as lice.
Contagious diseases that may require a student to remain at home include, but are not limited to, diphtheria, scarlet
fever, strep infections, whooping cough, mumps, measles, rubella, and other conditions indicated by the Local and
State Health Departments.
Any removal will only be for the contagious period as specified in the school’s
administrative guidelines or by the local health authorities.
CONTROL OF NONCASUAL-CONTACT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
In the case of noncasual-contact, communicable diseases, the school still has the obligation to protect the safety of the
staff and students. In these cases, the person in question will have his/her status reviewed by resource people,
including the County Health Department, to ensure that the rights of the person affected and those in contact with that
person are respected. The school will seek to keep students and staff persons in school unless there is definitive
evidence to warrant exclusion.
Noncasual-contact communicable diseases include sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome), ARC-AIDS Related Complex (condition), HIV (Humanimmunodeficiency), HAV, HBV, HCV (Hepatitis A, B,
C); and other diseases that may be specified by the State Board of Health.
As required by Federal law, parents will be requested to have their child's blood checked for HIV, HBV, and other
blood-borne pathogens when the child has bled at school and students or staff members have been exposed to the
blood. Any testing is subject to laws protecting confidentiality.
As required by Federal law, parents will be requested to have their child's blood checked for HIV, HBV, and other
blood-borne pathogens when the child has bled at school and students or staff members have been exposed to the
blood. Any testing is subject to laws protecting confidentiality.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION
State law requires that all students must have an emergency medical card completed, signed by a parent or guardian,
and filed in the School office. A student may be excluded from school until this requirement has been fulfilled.
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