167.191. Children with contagious diseases not to attend school--penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Children with contagious diseases not to attend school--penalty.

167.191. It is unlawful for any child to attend any of thepublic schools of this state while afflicted with any contagiousor infectious disease, or while liable to transmit such diseaseafter having been exposed to it. For the purpose of determiningthe diseased condition, or the liability of transmitting thedisease, the teacher or board of directors may require any childto be examined by a physician, and exclude the child from schoolso long as there is any liability of such disease beingtransmitted by the pupil. If the parent or guardian refuses tohave an examination made by a physician at the request of theteacher or board of directors, the teacher or board of directorsmay exclude the child from school. Any parent or guardian whopersists in sending a child to school, after having been examinedas provided by this section, and found to be afflicted with anycontagious or infectious disease, or liable to transmit thedisease, or refuses to have the child examined as hereinprovided, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shallbe punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than onehundred dollars.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 8-19)

(Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.360)