The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
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Inc opinion SeclIlS 10 PleVdll
among the people that the at
tempt to enforce sanitary regula-
tons in the public schools is
merely a within OF DR.. Hurry, the
secretary of the state board OF
health. and that there is no pow
err of law behind it. This is a
mistake, ais the law gives the
state board OF health power over
this matter, and its rules are as
binding as any law on the statute
book, as the following extract
from the Acts of 1909 of the lndi-
ana general assembly testifies.
The state board OF health
shall have power to regulate and
prescribe the character and loca-
ton OF plumbing, drainage, water
supply, disposal of sewage, light
ing, heating and ventilation and
all sanitary features OF all public
institutions; to pass rules gov
erning the duties of all health
boards, and all health officers,
governing the collection of vital
statistics, governing the hygienic
disposal transportation and dis
interment of the dead, governing
the specific features OF quaran-
tine and for the enforcement OF
the state health and registration
laws, and any violations OF said
rules shall be punished by fine
of not less than FIVE nor more
than fifty dollars for each Of
Tense"
The following rules concerning
the sanitation of public schools
was passed by the state board OF
health on July 9, 1909, and &C
cordingly now have the full force
of law:
Rule 1-School Overcrowding
Forbidden.
School authorities shall not
crowd children into schoolrooms
in excess of one child to each 225
cubic feet OF space, and it shall
be the duty OF the state health
officer and of all health officers
having jurisdiction to dismiss
forthwith any schoolroom in
which 225 cubic feet of air space
is not supplied to each pupil; and
the school authorities shall with
out delay make provisions for
pupils in accordance with the re-
quirements herein set forth.
Rule 2.-Sick Children to be
Sent Home.
All teachers, all school trustees
and all health officers having jur-
isdiction shall not permit attend
ance in any private, parochial or
public school OF any pupil affect
Ell with a severe cough, severe
cold, itch, lice or other vermin or
any contagious skin disease, or
who is filthy in body or clothing
or odorous tlerefrom, or who has
any of the following dangerous
infectious diseases, to-wit: Diph-
iberia, smallpox, scarlet fever,
measles. whoOPing cough, chick
enpox, consumption. And the
teachers in all schools Shall, with
out delay, send home any pupil
who is obviously sick, even il
the ailment is unknown, and said
teachers shall inform the parents
or guardian of said pupil and
also the local health officer as
speedily as possible. and said
health officer shall examine into
the case and take such action as
is reasonable and necessary fof
the benefit OF the pupils and to
prevent the spreaIb OF Infection.
Rule Sick Children Not AL
lowed at School.
Parents, guardians or Other
PERSONS having control of any
child who is sick in any way OF
is affected by any disease LISTED
in Rule 2 shall not permit sale
child to attend any public, pri
vate of parochial school, or to b.
present in any public place; anC
any person having pulmonary
consumption shall not be EN-
ployed as teacher or janitor il
any school, either public, private
or paroohial.
Rule 4.-Teachers and Others
Not Admitted When Ill.
School teachers, pupils or 9th
er persons shall not be admitted
to any public, private or paro
,llial school, who have come iron
or VINO reside in any house o
building which tharborS or is in
fected with any disease listed il
Rule 2, or who have Secentl,
been affected with any such dis
ease unless they have writer
permission from the health off
Ger having jurisdiction.
Rule 5.-Cleaning and Disinfect
ing.
All school-houses, befor
school opens in the autumn, Sllal
be cleaned. and, if considered
necessary by the. school author
tiles or health officer of the dis
trict, they shall be disinfected
The cleaning shall consist il
sweeping and scrubbing tn
floors, thoroughly washing al
woodwork, including the woodel
parts OF desks and seats, and tn
disinfecting shall be done as di