§ 35-1-702 — Duties of joint committee; limitation upon application of policies

It shall be the duty of the joint committee on school health to
prescribe uniform policies regarding the medical services,
sanitary environment and health instruction of the school
children. Provided that any policies prescribed relating to
medical treatment or physical examination shall not be
applicable to any student whose parent or guardian in writing
objects to such regulation on religious grounds. Such objection
shall not exempt the student from the quarantine laws of the
state, nor prohibit an examination for infectious or contagious
diseases.