Jerome Joint School District No. 261

PERSONNEL 5235

The District has a legal obligation to protect the, health, and safety of the District’s students and personnel and in furtherance of such has an obligation to prohibit the presence of and/or provide for the removal of individuals whose presence is detrimental to the, health, safety, academic/learning environment, or discipline of pupils.   The District further has a legal obligation to assure that professional teaching personnel are free from contagious disease. 

Should a situation arise where the Superintendent or designee has reasonable and articulable grounds to believe that any school employee, certificated or non-certificated, is suffering from a physical or mental illness: 

1. And that such illness prevents or impairs the ability of the employee to perform his or her duties; or

2. Poses a risk and/or is detrimental to the health, welfare, or safety of students; or

3. Poses a risk and/or is detrimental to the health, welfare, or safety of other employees; or 

4. Falls within the requirements of Section 33-1202(3), Idaho Code, for certificate holders to be free from contagious diseases that may pose a health or safety risk to students or other employees;

The Superintendent or designee may require the employee to secure a physical or mental examination and obtain a written medical certificate clearing the employee for work to be submitted to the Superintendent and may put such employee on a period of paid leave, pursuant to District and State statutory leave requirements, until such time as the examination and clearance to return to work has been obtained.  Should such a request me made:

1. The requested examination shall be at the cost of the District;

2. The information obtained by the District as a result of the examination shall remain confidential and disclosed only to employees in a position to require knowledge; and

3. The employee shall not suffer any loss of compensation during the period of absence associated with the requested examination. 

Legal Reference: Description:

I.C. § 33-512 Governance of Schools

I.C. § 33-1202 Eligibility for Certificate

Policy History:

Adopted on: 03/27/2012

Revised on: 08/26/2025