The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-22
HEALTH RULES FOR
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School Board Issues Regulations Con-
forming to Demands of State Board
of Health.


the state board of health relative to
contagious diseases affecting children
enrolled in the public schools. Strict
adherence to these rules will tend to
reduce the prevalence of contagion in
the public schools and, also, to pro-
tect the health of every child enroll
ed therein. In substance, these rules
are:
The county health officer shall re-
port on or about May 18th of each
year the sanitary condition of the pub
lie schools of the county in which he
resides.
The state board of health of Idaho
publishes and declares the following
as dangerous and contagious dis
cases.:
Asiatic cholera (cholerine), yellow
fever, infantile paralysis, smallpox
leprosy, bubonic plague, diphtheria
(membranous Group must be consid-
cred and treated as diphtheria), cere-
bro-spinal meningitis, scarlet fever
(scarlatina), typhoid fever, measles,
tuberculosis, mumps, including rothe-
Ign, and whooping cough.
1t shall be the duty of every physi-
clan called to attend person sick, or
supposed to be sick, with any of the
diseases declared to be dangerous and
contagious diseases by the state
board OF health, within twenty-fOur
hours thereafter to report, in writing,
the name and residence of such per-
son to the board of health or its pro
per officer. within whose jurisdiction
such person is found; and whore
person is taken sick with any Of the
aforesaid named diseases rs are de-
clared dangerous and contagious hy
the state board of health and physi-
can is not called, it shall in like
manner be the duty of the owner or
agent of the building in which such
person resides, lives or is staying, or
the head of the family in which such
disease occurs, to report. in writing,
the name and residence of the patient
to the local board of health or its pro-
per officer.
No person suffering from such con-
tagious diseases shall be admitted into
any public school.
No person shall be admitted into
any public school from any family in
which such diseases exist.
No parent, guardian or other per-
son having charge or control of any
child or children, shall allow or per-
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any family in which a case of any
such diseases has recently occurred,
without a permit from the board of
health or attending physician
In the event of any school child
having smallpox, scarlet fever, diph-
iberia, or infantile paralysis, or hav-
ing been exposed to the disease, while
in attendance at school, the building
child &c in attendance cha11 he
closed by the order of the local health
officer and kept closed until the place
has been thoroughly disinfected anC
cleansed under the supervision of said
health officer. Such disinfection and
cleaning shall be done according tc
the direction of the state board OF
health in its circular on disinfection.
In smallpox, in the event of the
board of education having passed q
regulation requiring vaccination of al
teachers and pupils, the school may
be opened after the above disinfec-
ton, and cleaning; otherwise the
school shall be kept closed until the
local board of health directs other
wise.
No principal superintendent OF
teacher of any school, and no parent
master or guardian of any child oil
minor, having the power and author
ity to prevent, shall permit any sucl
child or minor having any communi
cable disease, or any child residing il
any house in which any such diseas
exists or has recently existed to at
tend any public school until the loca
health officer or attending physician
shall have given his permission 10
such attendance.
No person suffering from pulmon
airy tuberculosis, or believed to be SUI
fering from pulmonary tuberculosis
when reported to the health officer
shall be permitted to attend or FIRE
quent public schools, in the capacit
of pupil or teacher until the health OF
ficer or one of his deputies of TIL
county, incorporated village or cit
where the school is located, furnishe
written certificate stating that tn
individual believed to have pulmonar
tuberculosis or suspected of havin
pulmonary tuberculosis, is free froI
the disease. No school board sha
employ any person as superintendent
teacher or janitor in any school, VIII
Is affected with tuberculosis or othe
contagious disease.
School books shall not be taken int
any house where contagious diseas
exists, and if school books have a
ready been taken into such hous
they must be destroyed by the owne
If the books are of special valu
they may be thoroughly disinfecte
under the supervision of the loci
health officer.
At the beginning of the presel
school year the noon hour was lenl
thened ten minutes. This was done
order to give many children livir
some distance from the building an
pie time for lunch. 1t was, also, dol
to give the teachers ample time fl
lunch and rest. The plan, howeve
has not worked out very satisfacto
lily in several ways. Many childr'
who were expected to take advanta
of the extra time have disregarded
Not more than 3 per cent of the tot
enrolment in the elementary grad
returned to the building later thi