Notice to Readers
Publication of Guide for Developing Policies
for HIV-Infected Student and School Staff
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
is one of 20 national organizations that receive assistance from
CDC to help schools provide effective health education programs
to prevent the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
NASBE has published a guide that CDC commends to its readers:
Someone at School Has AIDS: A Guide to Developing Policies for
Students and Staff Members Who Are Infected with HIV.
To develop the guide, NASBE convened experts in medicine,
public health, education, and law* and has recommended
scientifically and legally based policy statements that local and
state departments of education can use in developing policies for
HIV-infected students and staff. The guide addresses infection
control, HIV-infected students and staff, confidentiality, and
HIV-antibody testing. The guide also includes resources for
further information about HIV education, discrimination, disease
reporting, policymaking, and crisis management.
Copies of the guide are available from NASBE, Publications
Department, 1012 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone
(703) 684-4000.
*Representatives of the following organizations participated in
developing and/or reviewing the guide: American Academy of
Pediatrics, American Association of School Administrators,
American Bar Association, American Federation of Teachers,
Amercan Medical Association, Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials, CDC, Council for Exceptional Children, Council
of Chief State School Officers, Intergovernmental Health Policy
Project, Michigan Department of Education, National Association
of Elementary School Principals, National Association of School
Nurses, National Association of Secondary School Principals,
National Congress of Parents and Teachers, National Education
Association, National School Boards Association, U.S. Department
of Education, and U.S. Department of Justice.
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