The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-29

ment of height and weight shall be re-
corded This first examination shall be
conducted in the presence of the par
ents or the family physician, if de-
sired, (presided that any child present
ing a certificate of examination, az
provided in the medical inspection law,
shall be exempt from the school physi-
clans examination) A permanent rec
ord of all such examinations shall be
kept on blanks according to form pre-
scribed by the state board of education
ana the state board of health Such
records to be subject to inspection by
the public only on an order from the
school physician.
Rule 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
school physician to make an examina-
ton of all children referred to him by
the teachers. Such examination to con-
sist of whatever may be necessary to
determine whether or not the child
should be ecluded from school. Such
examination shall be made in the pres
ence of parents if so desired. In all
matters pertaining to expulsion from
| school the decision of the school physi-
clan shall be final. A record shall be
kept of all such examina lions on form
Of board of education, copy of which
shall be furnished the parents or
guardian of such children.
Rule 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
school physician to make a general.
examination of all the children In the
public schools at least once a year for
any defect or disability tending to in
terfere with their school work, and a
special examination OF children (a)
who show signs of being in i'll health
or of suffering from infectious or con-
tagious diseases, and (b) who are re-
| turning to school after absence on &C
count of illness from unknown cause.
| Rule A. 1t shall be the duty of the
school physician to make such examin-
atoms of teachers. janitors and school
buildings as. in his opinion, the pro-
lection of the health of the pupils may
require.
The teachers in all OF the public and
parochial schools of the state Of Indi-
ana shall test the sight and hearing of
all school children under their charge.
twice in each school year, at the open
ing of school, and after the holiday
vacation The sight test shall be made
by the use of SneIlen's chart test. and
the hearing test shall be the watch test
or the whisper test. preferably the
whisper test An individual record
shall be kept of such test and when
ever a defect in vision or hearing is
lnoted, the case shall be referred to the
school physician. Teachers and school
1 officials shall vigorously exclue from
school all Children specified in any notice
of eclusion issued either by the school
physician or by the local health officer
until said children shall present GER
tifcate of admission from the school
physician or the health officer.
Tests should be made early in the
school year as possible, preferably il
September.
: The tests should be made as nearly
as possible under the same conditions
preferably in well lighted rooms. in tn,
early part of the day.
The testing shall be done by the
. teacher of the class. and supervised b,
; the principal. to see that the condition!
of the test are suniform as possibl.
: for the different classes.
Children wearing glasses shall b.
tested with the glasses on. and If found
normal. shall be recorded.
Record as defective only those whose
vision is 1920 or less in either eye
Report to the state board of educa
ton the whole number of children
examined and the number found de
fective according TO the standing giver
in No 5.
| The above rules are issued in ae
cordance with the provisions of the Law
which passed the last legislature pro
vidng for the medical examination o.
school children. BY the enforcement O.
the rules the state board of education
hopes to bring about higher grade O.
efficiency in the pupils In the way o
effective study, while the state board o.
health hopes to improve the health o
the children and a better sanitary con
dition in the schools.