POLICY NUMBER: 5.322.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Control of various infectious diseases in the school environment; confidentiality requirements, non-discrimination against students with disabilities that may involve chronic or infectious disease, and participation of students with chronic and infections diseases, including HIV/AIDS.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This revision removes the outdated reference to ARC, as recommended by the DOE; updates the Policy to reflect statutory requirements and appropriate practices regarding reporting and controlling infectious diseases; non-discrimination and participation guidelines for students with a disability that may involve a chronic illness; designates the physician as the medical manager who recommends appropriate levels of participation for students with chronic illnesses or infectious diseases; maintaining the confidentiality of HIV test results and any records concerning AIDS or STDs in accordance with law; various technical changes.

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 230.22(2); 230.23(22); 230.23005(7), 232.032(1), Fla. Stat.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: §§ 230.22(1); 230.23(6); 232.032(1), (7), (8); 381.003; 381.004; 381.0056(5)(l), (n), (o); 384.29, 392.65, Fla. Stat.

CONTACT PERSON: Lashandra Span or Danette Fitzgerald, 3308 Forest Hill Blvd. C-143, West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the Proposed Policy Development may be promptly obtained without cost from the District’s website at www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/LLP/revisions.htm (or from Office of Public Affairs, 3336 Forest Hill Blvd. Ste. B-102, West Palm Beach, FL 33406).

RULE DEVELOPMENT HEARING: This policy development is expected to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on July 8, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. The meeting is open to the public.