JHCC/GBEB - Communicable Diseases in Schools
Policy JHCC
Code: JHCC/GBEB
Readopted: 1/14/25
Orig. Code(s): JHCC
The district shall provide reasonable protection against the risk of exposure to communicable disease for students and employees while engaged in the performance of their duties. Reasonable protection from communicable disease is generally attained through immunization, exclusion or other measures as provided by Oregon law, by the local health department or in the Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools published by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).
A student or employee may not attend school or work while in a communicable stage of a restrictable disease or when an administrator has reason to suspect that the student or employee has or has been exposed to any disease for which exclusion is required in accordance with law. If the disease is a reportable disease, the administrator will ensure that the occurrence is reported to the local health department. The district may provide an educational program in an alternative setting. Services will be provided to students as required by law.
Employees shall comply with all measures adopted by the district and with all rules set by Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, and the local health department.
The district shall protect the confidentiality of each student’s and employee’s health condition and record to the extent possible and consistent with federal and state law. In cases when a restrictable or reportable disease is diagnosed and confirmed for a student, the administrator may inform employees with a legitimate educational interest.
The district will include, as part of its general emergency plans, a description of the actions to be taken by district staff in buildings and by the district in response to medical emergencies
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s):
ORS 332.107
ORS 431.150 to -431.157
ORS 433.001 to -433.004
ORS 433.010
ORS 433.110
ORS 433.235 – 433.284
OAR 333-019-0010
OAR 333-019-0014
OAR 581-022-2220
OAR 581-022-2225
Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health Authority, Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (2018); Family Educational Rights and Privacy, 34 C.F.R. Part 99 (2023).
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d to -1320d-8 (2018); 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 164 (2023).
Cross Reference(s):
EBC/EBCA - Emergency Procedures and Disaster Plans