Adopted: 02/18/2008

523.4 Rule

School District of Prairie Farm

 

Guidelines for Dealing with Staff: Communicable Diseases

 

                  1. Employees who are diagnosed as having a communicable disease that poses a risk of transmission to others in the school environment or renders them unable to adequately perform their job duties and responsibilities shall be excused from work. The length of time an employee is excused shall vary depending upon the individual case.

                   

                  2. The determination as to whether and under what circumstances an employee’s communicable disease poses a health risk to others in the school environment or makes adequate performance impossible shall be made by the District Administrator, or designee, in consultation with the school nurse, county and/or state public health officials.

                   

                  3. Before making a determination that an employee should be excused from work, the District Administrator, or designee, shall inform the employee of the reasons for the contemplated action and shall consider any information the employee may choose to offer regarding his/her condition. The District Administrator, or designee, shall also consider whether a reasonable accommodation could eliminate the health risk to the employee or others and/or permit adequate performance.

 

                  4. The District Administrator, or designee, shall provide written notice to any employee excused from work pursuant to this procedure. Employees so excused may utilize any applicable alternative employment opportunities provided under existing Board policies and/or employee agreement provisions (e.g. sick leave, unpaid or paid leave of absence). Employees shall not be guaranteed continued or renewed employment except to the extent provided under such policies or provisions.

                  5. Appeals

      a. Employees excused from work pursuant to this procedure and subject to a collective bargaining agreement may appeal the District Administrator’s, or designee’s, determination or action according to the grievance procedure set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.

       

      b. Employees excused from work pursuant to this procedure and not subject to a collective bargaining agreement may appeal the District Administrator’s, or designee’s, determination or action as follows:

 

            1). Complaints must be made in writing, signed by the complainant, and submitted within 10 consecutive school days of the disputed determination or action. The complaint must contain: a statement of the facts, a statement of the relief requested and any necessary medical information.

             

2). A complainant who remains unsatisfied with the District Administrator’s decision may appeal to the Board. This appeal must be made in writing, signed by the complainant, and submitted to the Board President within 10 consecutive school days of the District Administrator’s decision and must state the reasons for disagreement with that decision. The Board will provide the complainant with a hearing, upon request, and will render a written decision within 10 consecutive school days of receipt of the appeal or (if a hearing is held) conclusion

of the hearing.

Appeals beyond the Board may be made in accordance with state and federal law and regulations.

             

            3) If the original determination or action was made by the District Administrator, an appeal may be made directly to the Board as outlined in (2) above.

 

                        4) Except to the extent prohibited by law, Board policies or employee agreement provisions, an employee may be excused from work during the appeal.

 

LEGAL REF.: Sections 103.15 Wisconsin Statutes

111.34

118.195

118.20

118.25

121.02(1)(b)

146.025

146.82