Tennessee § 49-5-404 - Teachers — Physical examination.
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§ 49-5-404. Teachers — Physical examination.
No person who has any contagious or communicable disease in a form that might endanger the health of school children shall teach in any school, and any teacher must submit to a physical examination by competent physicians when so required by the local board of education. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 1487a48; Code 1932, § 2337; Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 62; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1302. Cross-References. Physical examination required by county board, § 49-2-203 .
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