79-248 Pupils; health inspections; notice of defects; contagious or infectious disease; duty of school district.
79-248. Pupils; health inspections; noticeof defects; contagious or infectious disease; duty of school district.Every school district shall cause children underits jurisdiction to be separately and carefully inspected, except as otherwiseprovided in this section, to ascertain if a child is suffering from(1) defective sight or hearing, (2) dental defects, or (3) other conditionsas prescribed by the Department of Health and Human Services. Such inspections shall be conducted on a schedule prescribedby the department and shall be based on current medical and public healthpractice. If such inspection determines that any child has suchcondition, the school shall notify the parent of the child in writing of suchcondition and explain to such parent the necessity of professional attendancefor such child. Whenever a child apparently shows symptoms of any contagiousor infectious disease, such child shall be sent home immediately or as soonas safe and proper conveyance can be found and the proper school authority,school board, or board of education shall be at once notified. Such studentmay be excluded from school as provided in section 79-264. A child shall not be required to submitto an inspection required by this section if his or her parent or guardianprovides school authorities with a statement signed by a physician, a physicianassistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse practicing under and inaccordance with his or her respective credentialing act or other qualifiedprovider as identified by the department in rules and regulations adoptedpursuant to section 79-249, stating that such child has undergone such requiredinspection within the past six months. A child shall submit to any requiredinspection for which such a statement is not received. SourceLaws 1919, c. 241, § 1, p. 1004; C.S.1922, § 6536; Laws 1923, c. 55, § 1, p. 176; C.S.1929, § 79-2113; R.S.1943, § 79-2122; Laws 1949, c. 256, § 171, p. 748; Laws 1967, c. 538, § 1, p. 1778; R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-4,133; Laws 1996, LB 900, § 52; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 815; Laws 2007, LB296, § 710; Laws 2010, LB713, § 1.Effective Date: July 15, 2010 Cross ReferencesImmunization requirements, see sections 79-217 to 79-223.