Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 7:280-R1
Students
Administrative Procedure – Communicable and Infectious Disease
When the Building Principal receives notification that a child in the District has been diagnosed as having a communicable and chronic infectious disease, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-Related Complex (ARC), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Principal shall immediately notify the Superintendent of the child’s identity. The Principal may, as necessary, disclose the identity of the infected child to those persons who, by federal or State law, are required to decide the placement or educational program of the child, the school nurse, and the applicable classroom teachers. Others may be informed as necessary, provided the child’s identity is not revealed unless otherwise permitted by law. All persons notified will be informed of the necessary precautions to be taken and of the confidentiality requirements
involved.
The administration shall observe all rules of the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding communicable and chronic infectious disease. The Superintendent shall develop and implement procedures for the District to report to the local health authority, where appropriate, known or suspected cases of a communicable and chronic infectious disease involving a District student. The collection and maintenance of the student’s medical information shall be done in a manner which ensures the strictest confidentiality and is in accordance with federal and State laws regarding student records.
The determination of whether the student with a communicable and chronic infectious disease shall be permitted to attend school in a regular classroom setting or participate in school activities with other students shall be made on a case-by-case basis by a “Team.” This “Team”, which will be designated by the Superintendent in accordance with applicable law and the “Management of Chronic Infectious Diseases in School Children” manual issued by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Health, will usually consist of the Building principal, the Superintendent or his designee, the school nurse, the student’s personal physician and local health authorities, and staff with knowledge of the student’s needs. This “Team” will undertake a pre-placement evaluation of the student and make a determination of the student’s
placement, and if removed from the regular school setting, the potential return.
If the infected student is not permitted to attend school in a regular classroom or participate in school activities with other students, due to a determination that he or she poses a significant risk of transmission of a communicable and chronic infectious disease to other students and staff, reasonable effort shall be made to provide the student with an adequate alternative education. State regulations
and school policy regarding homebound instruction shall be followed where applicable. Temporary removal of the student from the District’s classroom(s) may occur as appropriate to protect the student and/or others in the school setting.
If the parent(s)/guardian(s) disagree with the student’s alternative educational placement or program, they shall be offered the opportunity to appeal to the Superintendent or designee within 10 days of their notification of the decision of the “Team.” The District shall be flexible in its response and attempt to use the least restrictive means to accommodate the student’s needs while protecting the
safety of others in the school setting.
The removal of a student with a communicable and chronic infectious disease from normal school attendance shall be reviewed periodically by the “Team”, in consultation with the student’s personal physician and local public health authorities.
When a student returns to school after an absence due to the communicable and chronic infectious disease, the school administration may require consultation with the district’s nurse and that he or she present a certificate from a physician licensed in the State of Illinois stating that the student qualifies for re-admission to school.
LEGAL REF.: 105 ILCS 5/10-21.11 and 5/50-1 et seq.
410 ILCS 315/2a.
Rules and Regulations for the Control of Communicable Diseases,
Ill. Dept. of Public Health.,“
Management of Chronic Infectious Diseases in School Children” (Illinois
State Board ofEducation and Illinois Department of Health, Revised 2003)
77 Ill.Admin. Code 697.400, et seq.
CROSS REF.: 2:150, 5:40
DATED: March, 1999
REVISED: January, 26 2004
REVIEWED: October 25, 2010
REVISED: November 15, 2010
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