| Policy Title: | Communicable Disease |
| Policy Number: | 3354:2-20-73 |
| Originally Approved Date: | 12/7/00 |
| Revised Date(s): | |
| Related Procedure: | HR20-73 |
| Approved By: | Board of Trustees |
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- An employee with a communicable disease, or who is a carrier of a communicable disease, shall be permitted to retain his/her position whenever, through reasonable accommodation, there is no significant risk of transmission of the disease to others. An employee who cannot retain his/her position shall remain subject to the Board's employment policies including but not limited to sick leave, personal leave, parental leave and unpaid leave.
- A student who has a communicable disease, or who is a carrier of a communicable disease, will be allowed to participate in educational programs unless such a communicable disease constitutes a direct threat to the health and/or safety of the students or others or has a direct effect on the student's ability to perform so as to render the student not qualified for the program or course of study. No person who has a communicable disease or who is a carrier of a communicable disease shall be denied the use of college facilities or services whenever, through reasonable accommodation, there is no significant risk of transmission of the disease to others.
- The President is authorized to establish rules and regulations designed to implement this policy.