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Download full textScott, James – 1986
Parents fear the possible exposure of their children to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and herpes in the classroom. Yet infected children cannot simply be kept out of school; under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, "handicapped" children must be accorded the same educational opportunities, in the same…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Reviews the debate over Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and how the legal and policy issues arising from the disease affect the schools. Reviews recent court decisions emphasizing the need for schools to adopt written policy for dealing with AIDS. Includes discussion of two court cases relating to school administration. (MD)
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Court Litigation, Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
