CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 14
STDNT5.1.3 - Wellness and Health Services: Communicable Diseases
Section S - Student
FFAD
COMMUNICABLE/INFECTIOUS DISEASES
LOCAL
Any student with, or recovering from, a communicable disease will not be permitted in school until the period of contagion is passed or until a physician recommends a return, in accordance with A.R.S. 36-621 et seq., appropriate regulations of the State Department of Health Services, and policies of the County Health Department.
Parents will be requested to provide a history of communicable diseases for each student, and the district will keep and maintain such records.
A student suffering from a communicable disease shall be excluded from school to protect the student's own welfare and also to protect other students from illness. Early recognition of a communicable disease is of prime importance. The administrator or county health director shall make the decision for exclusion and readmission.
The District or charter school may require that a mask or face covering be worn by a person under eighteen (18) years of age only with the express consent of the person's parent or guardian.
PEDICULOSIS (LICE INFESTATION)
Students with pediculosis shall be excluded from school until treated with a pediculicide.