SERIES 3000: OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND PROPERTY
3400 School Safety and Security
3404 Communicable Diseases
A person with a communicable disease will be restricted only to the extent necessary to prevent the transmission of the disease, protect the person’s health and privacy rights, and protect the health and safety of others.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list of reportable diseases and infections, including those capable of being transmitted to a person. The District will work cooperatively with the local health department to identify, report, and contain diseases and infections in accordance with applicable laws and local health department policies and guidance.
A. District personnel will immediately notify the Superintendent or applicable building principal when they reasonably suspect the presence of a listed communicable disease.
B. When it is reasonably suspected that a person has a communicable disease (except for AIDS or HIV infection), the Superintendent or building principal may exclude the person for a period sufficient to obtain a determination by a physician or local health officer as to the presence of a communicable disease.
C. A person excluded under subsection B may return to school and school-related activities when a physician or local health officer determines that the person does not represent a risk to others.
D. The Superintendent or applicable building principal will report to the local health department within 24 hours after suspecting either of the following:
- The occurrence of a serious communicable disease listed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (except for AIDS or HIV infection); or
- The unusual occurrence, outbreak, or epidemic of any disease, infection, or condition within the District.
E. Reports, records, data, and other information associated with AIDS or HIV may be subject to heightened confidentiality requirements in accordance with MCL 333.5131.
Legal authority: MCL 333.5111, 333.5131; Mich Admin Code R 325.171-173, 325.175
Date adopted: 08/09/2021
Date revised:
