Hickman County Board of Education
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
Descriptor Term:
5.400
04/07/25
Personnel Health Examinations /
Rescinds:
Issued:
Communicable Diseases
5.400
03/06/26
All employees, prior to entering service, shall present a certificate showing a satisfactory
health record.¹ Employees shall inform the director of schools whenever they contract a
contagious or communicable disease.
No employee who has any communicable disease shall perform his/her duties in any location
where such might endanger the health of school children. The Board shall require any
employee to submit to a physical examination by a physician whenever there is reason to
believe that the employee has any communicable disease.²
The director of schools shall reassign or suspend any employee who is suspected of having a
communicable disease which might endanger the health of children, The Director of Schools
shall reassign an employee to alternate duties, place employee on administrative leave with pay, or
temporarily remove employee from the school setting who is suspected of having a communicable
disease which might endanger the health of students, pending investigation and final disposition of
the case before the Board.
To assist the Board in making final disposition of the case, the director of schools may refer
the case to the County Health Office or other medical experts.
The Board shall use the written report to determine the employment status of the employee.
Legal References
Cross References
1. TCA 49-5-404
Section 504 and ADA Grievance Procedures 1.802
2. TCA 49-2-203(b)(2); TCA 49-5-710(a)(7)
Suspension/Dismissal 5.200-5.202
Version Date: 4/7/2026

## Table 1

|  | Hickman County Board of | Education |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Descriptor Term: Personnel Health Examinations / | Descriptor Code: 5.400 | Issued Date: 04/07/25 |
|  | Communicable Diseases | Rescinds: 5.400 | Issued: 03/06/26 |