Communicable Disease Reporting
HE 3.0
Principals notify their local health department in cases of student absences due to a reportable communicable disease.
Purpose:
To prevent the spread of communicable disease in the school
Commentary/Procedural Points:
Before the student returns to school, a release card from the local health department or a letter from a licensed healthcare practitioner must be provided, indicating that the health department regulation has been met.
Notes from parents/guardians are not accepted as assurance that the health department regulation has been met.
The local health department has listings of the types of diseases and procedures for possible school closings and the communications to notify the school families and general public.
References:
Communicable Disease Summary - Guide for Schools and Child Care Settings; provided to schools by Maryland State Department of Health Communicable Disease Summary-Guide for Schools and Child Care Settings
January 12, 2005