West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-051 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2423)
Section 126-51-2 - Purpose

Universal Citation: 126 WV Code of State Rules 126-51-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024

2.1. Good health and safely are essential to student learning. This policy establishes the standards that must be placed in county policy ensuring student health, preventing disease and addressing issues and educating students and school personnel on communicable diseases. The knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention along with standard/universal precautions, transmission, prevention and treatment of communicable diseases will support student success.

2.2. The objective of this policy is to allow for procedures to be in place for detection of potential health barriers to learning and communicable diseases, inclusion and exclusion, standard/universal precautions and enhancement of knowledge to ensure preventative measures occur for students and school personnel. This policy will assist in developing a working relationship with school personnel, parents/guardians, the students' medical and dental home and the local health department while decreasing duplication of health services offered by the school and the medical and dental home and/or the community serving the students.

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