School authorities, including a superintendent, principal, teacher, school health official, or counselor, shall report to the local health authority those students attending school who are suspected of having a notifiable condition, as defined by state law and the Texas Board of Health. 25 TAC 97.2(d), 97.5(a); Health and Safety Code 81.041, 81.042
School employees who have information that any student enrolled in the School has a notifiable condition, as set forth in 25 TAC 97.3, shall provide the information to the Director of Health Services. If the Director of Health Services believes that information reported by a school employee supports a report to the local health authority, the Director of Health Services shall make the report. If the Director of Health Services does not believe that the information supports a report to the local health authority, the Director shall so inform the employee; the employee may make the report to the local health authority.
School administrators who are not medical directors are exempt from reporting AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection, or syphilis to the local health authority or regional director. 25 TAC 97.132 [See FFG(LEGAL) regarding reports to the Department of Family and Protective Services]
“School administrator” means the city or county superintendent of schools or the principal of any school not under the jurisdiction of a city or county board of education. 25 TAC 97.1(24)
The Superintendent shall exclude from attendance any student suffering from a communicable condition, as defined by the Texas Board of Health, until one of the criteria for readmittance is fulfilled. 25 TAC 97.7(b)
A student excluded for reason of communicable disease shall be readmitted by one or more of the following methods, as determined by the local health authority:
25 TAC 97.7(c)
TEA shall prescribe procedures by which each district shall provide information relating to bacterial meningitis to its students and their parents each school year. The procedures must ensure that the information is reasonably likely to come to the attention of the parents of each student. The agency shall prescribe the form and content of the information.
With the written consent of TEA, a district may provide the information to its students and their parents by a method different from the method prescribed by the agency if the agency determines that method would be effective in bringing the information to the attention of the parents of each student.
The School shall provide information about bacterial meningitis to its students in the Parent Student Handbook.
Education Code 38.0025
Adopted: 1/11/80
Amended: 6/29/84, 1/14/88, 11/17/95, 5/28/03, 1/22/10
Reviewed: