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work, in order to prevent injury to the child, or to secure the
best educational results; and the school authorities may estab-
lish special classes for these defective children, and may employ
additional teachers for this purpose.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That notice of the disease and
defects, if any, from which any child is found by such school
physician to be suffering, shall be given to the parent or guard-
ian of such child with such advice relating thereto as said phy-
sician may deem advisable, and whenever any child shows
symptoms of any contagious or infectious disease, notice shall
also be given to the health officer or Board of Health, and such
child may be excluded from attendance at such school, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the general statutes or the sani-
tary regulations in force in the town or district. Visiting
nurses may also be employed to visit the parents to assist in
securing the medical attention required.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the school physicians shall
be paid for the services rendered, such amount as the school
authorities of the respective Counties shall deem proper and
sufficient under the particular circumstances, and shall pay
the same from the general funds in their hands, such compen-
sation not to exceed $2.00 per hour actually given to examina-
tions in the schools.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the State Superintendent of
Public Education shall prescribe, after consultation with the
State Board of Health, the directions for tests of sight and
hearing, and shall prescribe for the school authorities of the
State suitable rules of instruction, test cards, blanks, record
books, and other useful appliances for carrying out the pur-
poses of this Act.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That no person suffering from
any communicable disease shall be employed as teacher or jani-
tor in any public school in this State. At the opening of each
annual term teachers must furnish a health certificate from a
registered physician, addressed to the Superintendent of
Schools, certifying that they are not suffering from tuberculosis
or other communicable disease.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the State Board of Educa-
tion shall provide for pupils in the normal schools suitable
instruction and practice for testing the sight and hearing of
school children.