Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Council Bluffs


superintendent, and when such disease is
Of the class known as contagious all other
children belonging to the same family shall
at once be excluded from the schools.
That In all cases where absence Is caused
by contagious disease the child suffering
from the disease shall not be allowed to
again return to school until there shall
have been filed viii the secretary OF the
Board OF Education a certificate from the
commencement OF the disease, name Of the
disease and a statement that contagiou
therefrom is no longer probable; that there
shall also be filed a certificate from the
city health officer certifying that the
period OF contagion has passed. that be-
fore the child shall be rcadmitted permits
OF Education.
That where absence is caused by nom
contagious disease that the child shall not
be readmitted until certificate of the at
tending physician is filed with the principal
OF the school, giving the name Of the dis
ease and person sick therefrom, provided
that the superintendent Of schools may
direct readmission In the cases where no
attending physicians are employed.
That I'm all cases where report is filed
with the superintendent as by the rules
required showing that absence Is caused
by sickness, the same shall at once be
Investigated by the truant officer and he
shall Immediately file a report with the
secretary OF the Board Of Education show
ing the name of the child, place OF resi-
dence, name of disease and name of at
tending physician.
That in all cases where absence Is caused
by contagious disease and children who live
In the same family are excluded on account
thereof, such children shall not be allowed
to return until the child on account of
whose sickness the exclusion is made is
allowed to return. provided, however, that
should the other children living in said
family be removed, that the exclusion shall
not continue longer than the period of
Incubation for such disease hnt bafOra
such child or children shall be allowed to
return a report shall be filed with the
secretary showing the name of such child
or children, date OF removal from the
family and place where such child or chill
dren have since been living, and upon the
filing OF such report the same shall at once
be investigated by the truant officer.
That in all cases where a child is absent
because of sickness and no attending
physician is employed, such child may be
readmltted upon the filing Of a statement
secretary Of the Board Of Education and
upon action by the board. In all such
cases an investigation shall be made by
the truant officer and the Board of Educa-
ton shall have authority to direct an ex-
animation by a physician Of It's selection.
The superintendent shall have authority
In such case to direct the readmlssion Of
such child or children pending the action
of the board.
Cooperating with Health Board.
These rules are intended to supplement
the regulations oethe local Board of Health
and to provide all possible safeguards
against exposure Of children attending the
public schools of the city to contagious
diseases. ,
A report from the principal Of the
Bloomer school showed seventeen cases OF
contagious disease among the pupils of
that building and a much larger number
temporarily absent from school on account
Of minor ailments.
The matter of securing a physician to
make a special investigation of suspected
or reported cases of contagious disease
among the pupils OF the city schools was
discussed, but no action was taken. The
proposition was favored by the members Of
the board, but some of them thought an
arrangement should be made with the city
health officer to attend to this,
as his official powers in this direction
would of q necessity be greater than any
authority which the board might confer on
a physician.
1t was suggested that a conference with
the local Board OF Health, with a view to
securing concerted action in preventing
sickness In the schools, be arranged, but
after some discussion this was deferred to
another meeting.
The matter Of insurance on the boilers
in the several school buildings was referred
to a special committee consisting of Mem
bers Killpack and Cape, with power to act
in placing such insurance.
Chairman Reed of the finance committee
reported that local parties were now anxious
to secure the $40 O refunding bonds, an
option on which was recently given to an
eastern firm. This firm has not as yet an
nounced its decision to take the bonds and
! Mr. Reed stated that he awnactad IN he able
to close a sale with other parties before
long. The demand for bonds OF this charac-
ter, Mr.. Reed said, was much more favor
able than last summer when the issue was
first placed on the market.