MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS 



The procedure regarding such cases is further elaborated in 

 a circular letter of instructions to teachers and principals: 



"The Physician's Report is to be returned to the Teacher. If 

 within a reasonable time the Physician's Report is not received by the 

 Teacher or proves to be unsatisfactory; or where in lieu thereof the par- 

 ent or guardian sends a written statement that he has not the necessary 

 funds wherewith to pay the expenses of such examination and treatment 

 the Teacher will send a Failure Notice (with such written statement if 

 any) to the Principal or County Superintendent, recording same on the 

 pupil's Teacher's Record Card. 



"The Principal or County Superintendent will record the Failure 

 Notice on Pupil's Record Card and forward the Notice to the State Bu- 

 reau of Child and Animal Protection, State House, Denver. 



"If a written statement of inability to pay accompanies a Failure 

 Notice, the Principal or County Superintendent will at once 'cause such 

 examination and treatment to be made by the County Physician of the 

 District wherein said child resides'; who if unable to treat such child 

 shall forthwith report such fact to the County Commissioners with his 

 recommendation. If satisfactory results are not had within a reasonable 

 time, the Failure Notice, written statement of inability to pay, statement 

 of reference to County Physician, etc., with other information germaine 

 to the case is to be forwarded by the Principal or County Superintendent 

 to the State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection. 



"What constitutes a 'reasonable time' will be left to the judg- 

 ment of the Teacher, under the advice and direction of the Principal or 

 County Superintendent. If, after taking all the circumstances into con- 

 sideration, doubt exists, refer the matter to the Bureau of Child and 

 Animal Protection, with full particulars. 



"Whatever unpleasant or difficult duty may arise in the enforce- 

 ment of the law for the examination and care of School Children, is laid 

 by the law, not upon the Teacher, the Principal, the County Superin- 

 tendent or the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, but upon the 

 State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection. 



"Whenever the State Bureau of C. and A. P. receives a Failure 

 Notice it will at once send its own notice to the Parent or Guardian re- 

 questing compliance with the law, and will, at the same time notify the 

 Teacher of that action. 



"In most cases a notice from the Bureau will be sufficient to in- 

 duce prompt obedience to the law. If, however, they still 'fail, refuse or 

 neglect,' the Teacher will send a second Failure Notice, marked 'No. 2,' 



