8450 - CONTROL OF CASUAL-CONTACT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Dublin City School District

Bylaws & Policies

8450 - CONTROL OF CASUAL-CONTACT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

The Board of Education recognizes that control of the spread of communicable disease spread through casual contact is essential to the well-being of the school community and to the efficient District operation.

For purposes of this policy, "casual-contact communicable disease" shall include diphtheria, scarlet fever and other strep infections, whooping cough, mumps, measles, rubella, and others designated by the Ohio Department of Public Health.

In order to protect the health and safety of the students, District personnel, and the community at large, the Board shall follow all State statutes and Health Department regulations which pertain to immunization and other means for controlling casual-contact communicable disease spread through normal interaction in the school setting.

The teacher may remove from the classroom and the principal may exclude from the building or isolate in the school any student who appears to exhibit symptoms of a casual-contact communicable disease. The principal will isolate the student in the building and contact the parents/guardians. Protocols established by the County Health Department in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health shall be followed.

The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines for the control of communicable disease which may include:

	A.	instruction of teaching staff members in the detection of these common diseases and measures for their prevention and control;
	B.	removal of students from District property to the care of a responsible adult;
	C.	preparation of standards for the readmission of students who have recovered from casual-contact communicable diseases;
	D.	filing of reports as required by statute and the State Department of Health.

R.C. 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.68
A.C. 3301-35-03 (D)