LEGAL PROVISIONS 



Defects reported to parents 



Normal schools train students in testing sight and 



hearing 

 Physicians conduct examinations of minors applying for 



age and schooling certificates 

 9. MINNESOTA 



Regulations of board of health having force of law 

 Adopted 1910. Mandatory. Applies to all public 



schools 



Administered by health authorities 

 Physicians examine for contagious diseases 

 Physicians may inspect teachers, janitors, and buildings 

 Physicians conduct physical examinations annually 

 Defects reported to parents 

 Teachers test sight and hearing annually 

 Normal schools train pupils in testing sight and hearing 



10. NEW JERSEY 



Adopted 1909. Mandatory. Applies to all public 



schools 



Administered by school authorities 

 Physicians examine for contagious diseases 

 Physicians conduct physical examinations, including 



sight and hearing tests 

 Defects reported to parents 

 Physicians deliver hygiene lectures to teachers 

 Parents and guardians may be proceeded against as dis- 

 orderly persons for failure to remove any pathological 

 condition which may cause a child's exclusion from 

 school 



11. NEW YORK 



Adopted 1910. Permissive 



Authorizes school authorities to expend school funds for 

 the support of medical inspection 



12. NORTH DAKOTA 



Adopted 191 1. Permissive. Applies where adopted 

 Administered by school authorities 

 Physicians conduct physical examinations annually 

 Defects reported to parents 



Co-operates with board of health to curb contagious 

 disease and to secure treatment for indigent children 



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