SAD 31 Home District CalendarDistrict Enfield Station School Hichborn Middle School More Communicable/Infectious Diseases Maine School Administrative District #31 COMMUNICABLE/INFECTIOUS DISEASES Teachers shall be alert to signs of illness and communicable disease and refer students who show such symptoms to the school nurse. The school nurse shall be responsible for notifying the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of all students having a “reportable” communicable disease as required by law and Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) rules. The building principal shall be notified of all such communicable disease cases and contacts in the school. Students who have communicable diseases shall be excluded from school as prescribed by law, or shall observe other protective procedures according to recommendations issued by the school physician. When a student returns to school after having had a reportable communicable disease, a certificate from the student’s physician will be required. The building principal and/or the school nurse must give permission before the student is readmitted to class. Legal Reference: 5 MRSA § 19201 et seq. 20-A MRSA §§ 1001(11)(A), 6301 22 MRSA §§ 801, 802, 806, 823, 824 Me. Dept. of Human Services Rule Ch. 258 (2015) First Reading: 09/19/2018 Second Reading: 10/17/2018 Copyright 2013 SAD#31. All rights reserved. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. LEARN MOREGOT IT