ACTION STEPS
- Encourage staff or families with students who may have a communicable disease to alert the school;
- Contact the school nurse if student/staff absentee rate is greater than 10% due to illness;
- Report rate to building principal and superintendent [or designee];
- Report rate to Linn County Public Health (319-892-6000);
- If school cancellation is recommended by Linn County Public Health, consult with building principal and superintendent [or designee];
- If cancellation should occur, superintendent [or designee] will assist in getting information to the families and public; and
- 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)