Indiana Code 16-41-9-3. Students with a serious communicable disease; exclusion from school
(1) is transmissible through normal school contacts; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-41-9-3
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
(b) If the local health officer subsequently determines that a student who has been excluded from school under subsection (a) does not have a serious communicable disease that:
(1) is transmissible through normal school contacts; and
(2) poses a substantial threat to the health and safety of the school community;
the local health officer shall issue a certificate of health to admit or readmit the student to school.
(c) A person who objects to the determination made by the local health officer under this section may appeal to the executive board of the state department, which is the ultimate authority. IC 4-21.5 applies to proceedings under this section.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.33.