Upper Arlington City School District
Administrative Guidelines
 

8453.02 - STUDENT CONTROL OF BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS

The following guidelines are designed to protect students against exposure to blood-borne pathogens in the school environment and/or during their participation in school-related activities.

 A.Exposure Determination
  Students may be exposed to blood-borne pathogens in situations, including, but not limited to the following:
  1.Engaging in activities with other students in the school environment (e.g., physical education class) where physical injuries or other actions that can cause bleeding or exposure to saliva and other body fluids may occur.
  2.Working with equipment in the school environment that can cause cuts or other injuries that produce bleeding.
  3.Participating in extracurricular activities (i.e., athletic activities) where physical injuries or other actions that can cause bleeding may occur.
 B.Precautions
  AG 8453 provides a set of procedures for the proper handling of body fluids and the Universal Infection Control Procedures to be used by staff. Consistent with AG 8453.01, each of the designated staff members are to be trained in the above-referenced procedures when employed and at the beginning of each school year. The instructor is to be someone knowledgeable about blood-borne pathogens and other potentially-infectious materials, how they may be transmitted in a school setting, vaccinations, and the precautionary procedures. At the completion of the training, each staff member is to sign Form 8453.01 F2 confirming the date and content of the training and that s/he understands the content.
 C.Postexposure Evaluation and Follow-up
  Whenever a student has contact with blood or other potentially-infectious material, s/he shall immediately notify his/her teacher, who will contact the nurse and assist the student in completing Form 8453.02 F1.
  1.The parents of the student who was exposed are to be contacted immediately regarding the exposure and encouraged to have the student’s blood tested for Hepatitis B and HIV either by their physician or Franklin County health service. The student’s parents are encouraged to consult with the student’s physician concerning any necessary postexposure treatment.
  2.The parents of the student who caused the exposure are to be contacted immediately and advised to have the student’s blood tested for Hepatitis B and HIV viruses either in cooperation with their physician or Franklin County health service. (See Form 8453.02 F1).