504.2-E2 - Communicable Disease Outbreak

ACTION STEPS

1. Encourage staff or families with students who may have a communicable disease to alert the school;
2. Contact the school nurse if student/staff absentee rate is greater than 10% due to illness;
3. Report rate to building principal and superintendent [or designee];
4. Report rate to Linn County Public Health (319-892-6000);
5. If school cancellation is recommended by Linn County Public Health, consult with building principal and superintendent [or designee];
6. If cancellation should occur, superintendent [or designee] will assist in getting information to the families and public; and
7. Recommended guidelines about common communicable illnesses are available to families and staff from Linn-Mar Health Services. The school nurses will consult with administration regarding distribution of these guidelines.

Adopted: 11/07
Reviewed: 4/11; 4/12; 7/13; 10/14; 11/17; 12/20; 10/23
Revised: 9/09
Related Policy: 504.02; 504.02-R; 504.02-E(1); 504.02-E(3)-E(4)