W. Va. Code R. § 126-51-3 - Application,
3.1. County boards
of education shall develop or amend communicable disease policies, hereinafter
referred to as health promotion and disease prevention policies, to reflect
understanding of health promotion and disease prevention in the school setting
and of student/staff wellbeing. The goal of the policy is to protect individual
students, staff members and the school population in general and foster a
healthy environment conducive to learning.
3.2. The potential for inability to learn,
loss of school time for preventable diseases or unmanaged care and unnecessary
exclusion from the school setting is cause for concern. This problem makes it
necessary for counties to develop a policy that is proactive and protective of
the educational process and the health and safety rights of students and
staff.
3.3. Each county should seek
the assistance of school nurses, school personnel, parents and guardians,
public health, medical personnel and community leaders in developing the health
promotion and disease prevention. The school nurse is qualified to lead the
development and implementation of the county level policy.
3.4. The county school system will work
cooperatively through public and private partnerships, including the local
health department to enforce and adhere to the W. Va. Code §§
18A-5-1,
16-3-4,
16-3D-1,
16-3-5,
16-3C-1
through
16-3C-9,
18-2-5,
18-5-9,
18-5-17,
18-5-22,
and
18-5-34
for health promotion, disease prevention, control and containment of
communicable disease in schools.
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