4160 - PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
The Board requires any candidate who has been offered employment in a position that involves contact with children or preparation of food for children, as a condition of employment, to submit to an examination including a tuberculosis screening questionnaire. Additional testing may be required to assure freedom from tuberculosis in communicable form.
No physical examination may be required of any employee who has filed an affidavit with the Superintendent requesting such exemption on the basis that the employee relies exclusively on prayer or spiritual healing in accordance with the teaching of a bona fide religious sect, denomination, or organization and that the employee is to the best of his or her knowledge and belief in good health. An employee exempt from the physical examination requirement may still be required to submit to an examination if there is reason to believe the employee may have an illness that is detrimental to the health of students. Such examination shall be only to the extent sufficient to determine whether the employee suffers from such illness.
Freedom from tuberculosis in a communicable form is a condition of employment.
In addition, the School Board has specifically evaluated employee classifications and specific positions in the District and has determined that School District employment is safety-sensitive. Therefore, an initial drug screening and satisfactory screening results shall be required of employees prior to assuming active employment for the District.
Employees will be required to execute a release that complies with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in order to allow the report of the medical examination to be released to the Board/Superintendent and to allow the Superintendent to speak to the healthcare provider who conducted the medical examination in order to get clarification.
Reports of all such examinations or evaluations shall be delivered to the Superintendent who shall protect their confidentiality. Reports will be discussed with the employee or candidate. In compliance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and Board Policy 4122.02, the successful candidate who is required to submit to a medical examination, as well as the medical healthcare provider that the Board designates to conduct the examination, are directed not to collect genetic information or provide any genetic information, including the candidate’s family medical history, in the report of the medical examination.
Employees will be notified of the results of the medical examination upon receipt. Any and all reports of such examination will be maintained in a separate confidential personnel file in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended ("ADA") and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
The results of any physical examination conducted in the course of the employment process shall be solely for the purpose of determining employment eligibility or as may otherwise be required by law. Consideration of physical information in employment shall be consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended and the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA).
The Board shall assume any fees for required examinations.
Revised 1/21/19
Revised 9/14/20
T.C. 10/1/21
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