B. Communicable Diseases

Over-the-Counter Medications

Branson keeps over the counter medications Tylenol and Advil with the Administrative Assistant and Attendance Officer in Richardson Hall. OTC medication will only be administered when parents/guardians have given express permission on the Administration of OTC Medication During School Hours form, which is available on the Magnus Health portal.

Students with Disabilities or Medical Conditions

The Branson School is committed to providing equal educational opportunities to students with disabilities and complies with state and federal disability laws by reasonably accommodating students and/or their parents/guardians with disabilities. The school will make accommodations to allow students and their families to participate in the School’s programs, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the School or fundamentally alter the nature of the School’s educational program. Each accommodation request will be handled on a case-by-case basis. If a student has a disability or a medical condition that may affect the student's ability to participate in the school’s programs, the student and or the student's parents/guardians should contact the Dean of Student Life.The student and parents/guardians’ cooperation will be required for the school to evaluate possible accommodations. Such cooperation may include providing medical and other information that the school deems necessary or consulting with the school on possible accommodations. Working together in this way, parents/guardians and the school will try to ensure the student's well-being and enable the student to participate successfully in the school's programs.

A communicable disease is an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host.

Given the mutable nature of existing viruses and diseases and the regular emergence of new ones, Branson will respond to communicable disease according to the guidance provided by the Marin Health and Human Services Public Health office, the California Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other such local, state, or federal health organizations as appropriate.

Branson shall comply with all local, state and federal laws with regards to reporting and preventing the spread of communicable diseases, and it expects the same of families and