The Nome nugget., 1929-11-30


 tions of school children and to require parents and qua rdians to cause their children to be examin- ed for diseases and exposures there to, and to authorize the exclusion of children from school when sui fering from, afflicted with, or ex the expenditure of school funds therefor, providing penalties foc violations, and declaring an emer eency.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska:
 Section. 1. That school boards within incorporated municipalities are empowered and authorized tu. and shall, at least once during each school year, cause a physi- cal examination to be made by competent physician or nurse of the pupils attanring said school, and are authorized and empowered to, and shall exclude from school attendance all children afflicted with or suffering from, or who have been exposed to, any conta gious, infectious, obnoxious or communica disease or diseases. ed to, and shall, require, if in the judgment of the Territorial Health Officer such action is necessary for the welfare of the community, the children attending said school to be vaccinated against such dis eases as the Territorial Health Officer may specify.
 No child shall be obliged to sub init to physical examination or vaccination whose parents or guard ians object thereto on the grounds of religious principles. Such ob- jection shall be made in writ ing, shall be signed by the par ents or guardians of such child and shall be delivered to the chl1d's teacher or to the person who might order or conduct the examination in the absence of such objection; Provided, however, that exemption from physical ex- animation and vaccination shall not be granted when in the judg- ment of the teacher, principal, superintendent. board of educa- tion or physician the child shows symptoms of or has been exposed to any contagious. infectious ob- noxious or communicable disease.
 Section 3. That the said school board, when such physical ex- animation is made of any child, shall deliver, in person or by mail, to the parents or guardians of said child a certificate which shall be signed by the physician or nurse making such physical ex- animation specifying the disclos- ures made by said examination with respect to the health and physical well-being of said child.
 Section 4. That no child, who has been excluded from said school because he Or she is afflict- ed with, or suffering from, or has been exposed to any conta gious infectious, obnoxious or communi- cable disease, shall be permitted to again attend said school or any other school until said. child first presents to the person in charge of such school certificate in writing iron. a duly licensed ana practising physician that he she no longer afflicted with or sui .fering from such disease and, or that his or her exposure thereto will not endanger. by his or her attendance in school, the health q welfare of any other pupil in said school or the general public.
 Section 5. That no physician, uu- less otherwise agreed to by the child's parent or guardian, shall charge a fee of more than Two fs2.00 Dollars for each examina- ton of child as herein provid- ed, and in case such examination is made by municipal health of-
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