Health Examinations
The RISE Charter School has a legal obligation to protect the morals, health, and safety of the School’s students and personnel, and in furtherance of such has an obligation to prohibit the presence of and provide for the removal of individuals whose presence is detrimental to the morals, health, safety, academic/learning environment, or discipline of pupils. The RISE Charter School further has a legal obligation to assure that professional teaching personnel are free from contagious disease.
Should a situation arise where the Executive Director or designee has reasonable and articulable grounds to believe that any school employee, certificated or non-certificated, is suffering from a physical or mental illness and that such illness:
1. Prevents or impairs the ability of the employee to perform his or her duties; or
2. Poses a risk and/or is detrimental to the health, welfare, or safety of students; or
3. Poses a risk and/or is detrimental to the health, welfare, or safety of other employees; or
4. Falls within the requirements of Section 33-1202(3), Idaho Code, for certificate holders to be free from contagious diseases that may pose a health or safety risk to students or other employees;
the Executive Director or his or her designee may require the employee to secure a physical or mental examination and obtain a written medical certificate clearing the employee for work to be submitted to the Executive Director and may put such employee on a period of paid leave, pursuant to RISE Charter School and State statutory leave requirements, until such time as the examination and clearance to return to work has been obtained. Should such a request be made:
1. The requested examination shall be at the cost of the RISE Charter School;
2. The information obtained by the RISE Charter School as a result of the examination shall remain confidential and disclosed only to employees in a position to require knowledge; and
3. The employee shall not suffer any loss of compensation during the period of absence associated with the requested examination.
Legal Reference:
I.C. § 33-1202 Teachers - Eligibility for Certificate
I.D.A.P.A. 08.02.04.300 Public Charter School Responsibilities
Policy History
Adopted on: July 12, 2021
Revised on:
Reviewed on: