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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.194: Children afflicted with contagious disease or head

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lice.

A. Any child afflicted with a contagious disease or head lice

may be prohibited from attending a public, private, or parochial

school until such time as he is free from the contagious disease or

head lice.

B. Any child prohibited from attending school due to head lice

shall present to the appropriate school authorities, before the

child may reenter school, certification from a health professional

as defined by Section 2601 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

an authorized representative of the State Department of Health that

the child is no longer afflicted with head lice.

C. School districts and county or city-county health

departments may enter into agreements under the Interlocal

Cooperation Act for the purpose of providing assistance to the

school district by inspecting children who are returning to school

after an absence due to head lice to ensure that the child is no

longer afflicted with head lice.

D. If a school district and county or city-county health

department has entered into an agreement as authorized in subsection

C of this section, upon written authorization of the parent or

guardian of a child, the county or city-county health department may

provide treatment to the child for head lice.

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