Pelham Elementary School will be accepting school choice students for the 2021-2022 school year. Please see the flyer for additional details.
2021-2022 School Choice Application
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Epidemiological studies show that AIDS is transmitted via sexual contact or blood to blood contact. To date, there is no recorded transmission of AIDS to family members who are non-sexual contacts.This fact is also observed with medical personnel who directly care for and are exposed to AIDS cases. Since there is no evidence of casual transmission by sitting near, living in the same household, or playing together with an individual with AIDS, the following policy, as recommended by the Governor’s Task Force on AIDS for implementation in school systems throughout the Commonwealth, is in effect for the Amherst-Pelham Schools.
A. If a child has cutaneous (skin) eruptions or weeping lesions that cannot be covered, he/she should not be in school.
B. If the child exhibits inappropriate behavior which increases the likelihood of transmission (i.e. biting or frequent incontinence), he/she should not be in school.
C. Children diagnosed with AIDS or with clinical evidence of infection with the AIDS associated virus (HTLV III), who are too ill to attend school, should have an appropriate alternative education plan.
D. Siblings of children diagnosed as having AIDS or with clinical evidence of infection with the AIDS associated virus (HTLV III) are able to attend school without any further restrictions.
The child’s personal physician is the primary manager of the child diagnosed as having AIDS or with clinical evidence of infection with the AIDS associated virus (HTLV III). Management includes acting as the "gate keeper" for the child’s attendance at school in accordance with the policy outlined above.
A. The child’s personal physician, after consultation with the family, is responsible for reporting cases of AIDS to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Division of Communicable Disease. The school superintendent will be notified and will provide assistance in identifying those educational or health case agents with an absolute need to know.
B. Only persons with an absolute need to know should have medical knowledge of a particular student. In individual situations, the superintendent might notify one or more of the following:
C. Notification should be by a process that would maximally assist patient confidentiality. Ideally, this process should be direct person to person contact.
D. If school authorities believe that a child diagnosed as having AIDS or with clinical evidence of infection with the AIDS associated virus (HTLV III) has evidence of conditions described in #1, then the school authorities can dismiss the child from the class and request authorization from the child’s personal physician so that class attendance is within compliance with the school policy.
E. If school authorities and the child’s personal physician are in conflict, then the case should be referred to the Department of Public Health for review by an appointed physician who would determine the permissibility of attendance.
MGL 214:1B , 111:70F , 112:12F , 129A, 135A
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Privacy Rule, 45CFR164
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Pelham Elementary School will be accepting school choice students for the 2021-2022 school year. Please see the flyer for additional details.
2021-2022 School Choice Application
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Pelham Elementary School will be accepting school choice students for the 2021-2022 school year. Please see the flyer for additional details.
2021-2022 School Choice Application
...
Please read this ARPS statement about school start times. You can access the link by clicking "Read More".
Please read this ARPS statement about school start times. You can access the link by clicking "Read More".
Please read this ARPS statement about school start times. You can access the link by clicking "Read More".
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