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Wasatch County School Board adopts evidence‑based exclusion policy language for measles, lice and conjunctivitis
Summary
District health staff proposed replacing fixed exclusion periods with health‑department clearance for reportable illnesses, described measles preparedness including telehealth testing to reduce 21‑day exclusions for unvaccinated students, and recommended not excluding students for head lice, bed bugs or routine conjunctivitis.
At a June 17 study session, health services supervisor Aubrey Parks walked the Wasatch County School Board through proposed changes to the district’s infectious disease exclusion and readmission policy, emphasizing alignment with public‑health practice.
Parks said the largest change would remove specific exclusion‑day counts for illnesses such as measles and instead rely on clearance by the local health department, because public‑health guidance can change during outbreaks. She…
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