Who needs to know a student or employee is HIV infected?
A. Pupils, parents or guardians and employees are not obligated to inform school personnel regarding their HIV status and cannot be required to do so in accordance with state regulation and statute. School staff with knowledge of the HIV status of others in the school is not at liberty to share that information without specific written consent. Everyone needs to understand that the blood of any student or employee could be infected with a bloodborne pathogen such as HIV or Hepatitis B, and that the use of universal precautions is sufficient to protect against transmission of bloodborne diseases under normal conditions in regular educational programs.. Schools are required to help school staff understand and maintain minimal risk through at least annual inservice staff training in HIV facts and fallacies and school procedures, and through ready access to necessary protective equipment. Additional instruction of students in universal precautions and first-aid procedures assists school st
