6A:16-1.4 District policies and procedures
(a) Each district board of education shall approve written policies, procedures, mechanisms or programs governing the following:
1. Care of any student who becomes injured or ill while at school or during participation in school-sponsored activities;
2. Notification of parents of any student determined to be in need of immediate medical care; 8
3. Transportation and supervision of any student determined to be in need of immediate medical care;
4. Isolation, exclusion, and readmission of any student or employee suspected of having a communicable disease as required by N.J.S.A. 18A:40-7 to 12 and 18A:40-16 to 18;
5. Exclusion of any student from the school setting for failure to meet requirements for immunization against communicable disease as required in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4;
6. Exclusion of any student from athletic activities based upon the findings of required medical examination and health history pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.2(h);
7. Exclusion of any person from the school setting if the person has uncovered weeping skin lesions as required in N.J.A.C. 8:61-1.1;
8. Assurance that any student with HIV infection or AIDS or who lives with or is related to someone with HIV or AIDS is not excluded from general education, transportation services, extra-curricular activities, athletic activities, assigned to home instruction or classified as eligible for special education for reason of HIV infection as required in N.J.A.C. 8:61-1.1;
9. Administration of medication to students under a physician’s written order;
10. Emergency administration of epinephrine via epipen to a student for anaphylaxis pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5;
11. Provision of medical and nursing services to meet district requirements for health history, medical examination, and health screening as an alternative for students who do not have a medical home or have a religious objection to the required examinations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.8;
12. Provision of intervention and referral services in each building in which general education students are served, that meet the requirements of N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8;
13. Development and implementation of a code of student conduct pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.1;
14. School safety plans as required by N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.1;
15. Removal of students from school for firearms offenses, assaults with weapon offenses and assaults on district board of education members or employees as required by N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.5 through 5.7, and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.4, including removal of students for these offenses from receiving schools, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-7.1(a);
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16. Prohibition of remotely activating paging devices pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-19 and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.8;
17. Cooperation with law enforcement operations for substances, weapons and safety pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-6;
18. Comprehensive substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment referral programs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40A-8 through 18 and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-3 and 4;
19. Confidentiality related to juvenile justice proceedings pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-60 and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.4, HIV identifying information pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:5C-5 et seq., and drug and alcohol use information pursuant to 42 CFR Part 2, N.J.S.A. 18A:40A-7.1 through 7.2, and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-3.2;
20. Provision of nursing services to non-public schools located in the district as required by N.J.S.A. 18A:40-23 through 31 and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.4;
21. Reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect to the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) and cooperation in the investigation of child abuse and neglect pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-11.2;
22. The falsification of the annual report on violence and vandalism, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.3(g);
23. Student attendance pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.8; and
24. Intimidation, harassment and bullying pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.9.
(b) Each district board of education shall establish policies and procedures that satisfy the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services and local boards of health.
(c) Each district board of education that engages in student testing, studies or surveys shall assure that its procedures and materials meet the Federal requirements of 34 CFR Part 98, entitled Protection of Pupil Rights.