5310 - HEALTH SERVICES
The Governing Board may require students of the Educational Service Center to submit to periodic health examinations.
The Educational Service Center may provide or request parents to provide vision and/or audiometric screening.
The Governing Board shall directly notify the parents of students, at least annually at the beginning of the school year, of the specific or approximate dates during the school year when any nonemergency, invasive physical examination or screening is scheduled or expected to be scheduled for students if the examination or screening is: (1) required as a condition of attendance; (2) administered by the school and scheduled by the school in advance; and (3) not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a specific student or other students.
The term “invasive physical examination” means any medical examination that involves the exposure of private body parts or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or injection into the body, but does not include a hearing, vision, or scoliosis screening.
Unless the physical examination or screening is permitted or required by an applicable laws and regulations, parents may refuse to allow the Governing Board to administer a nonemergency, invasive physical examination, or screening upon written notification to the Governing Board within five (5) days after receipt of the Board’s annual public notice.
Concussion
To the extent applicable, any student who has been removed from a physical education class, or athletic practice, or competition by a teacher, coach, or referee because the student is exhibiting signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with having sustained a concussion or head injury shall not be permitted to return to any physical education class, athletic practice, or competition for which the teacher, coach, or referee is responsible on the same day the student is removed. Thereafter, the student shall not be permitted to return to the activity for which the teacher, coach, or referee is responsible until both of the following occur:
- The student's condition is assessed by (1) a physician; (2) a licensed healthcare professional authorized by the Board, in accordance with requirements set forth in R.C. 3313.539(E)(2), to assess such a student; or (3) a licensed health care professional, each of whom must meet the minimum education requirements established by rules adopted under R.C. 3707.521 by the professional's licensing agency.
- The student receives written clearance that it is safe to return to physical education class, athletic practice, or competition from the physician or the licensed healthcare professional who assessed the student's condition.
Provision of Feminine Products
The ESC shall provide access to free feminine hygiene products in school buildings serving grades six (6) through twelve (12).
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