Physical Examination of Students: JJID
- Students: J
Parents shall be encouraged to have their children physically examined prior to entering school and again prior to the fourth, seventh and tenth grades. A dental examination also shall be strongly suggested.
Any student engaging in any competitive athletics shall prior to his participation in any form of exercises leading to such athletics be given a physical examination by a physician.
Further, in any case where physical exercise is rather strenuous (such as physical education classes) and a student has any physical impairment whatsoever, these students may be required to present authorization for such participation from a physician.
Students may be excused from physical education activities and from curricular requirements relating to physical education activities upon the statement from a physician that such participation would be injurious to their health.
Teachers shall be alert to the general well-being of students and shall refer any questionable situations to the school principal.
Current practice codified 1983
Adopted: January 24, 1984
Revised: June 25, 1991
Revised: February 11, 2014
LEGAL REFS.: C.R.S. 18-6-101
C.R.S. 25-4-402
C.R.S. 25-6-102
CROSS REF.: IMBB, Exemptions from Required Instruction