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AN ORDINANCE
Entitled an ordinance to create the office of Inspector
of the Public Schools of the City of Beaumont, Texas;
providing for him appointment, qualification, tenure of
office and compensation; prescribing his duties; provid-
ing for an assistant or assistants, their appointment, tenure
of office, compensation, and prescribing their duties,
and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAULTONT : -•
Section 1
The office of Inspector of the public schools of the
City of Beaumont,Texas is hereby created. Such Inspector shall
be nominated by the Mayor and Confirmed by the City Council, and
hold his office until discharged by the City Council, provided
that the majority of the City Council shall vote for his
dismissal 'or discharge. The person a-ppointed to fill said office
shall be well versed in the duties incumbent upon said office.
Section 2.
The Inspector of Public Schools -of the City of
Beaumont shall receive such compensation Ver year as may be fixed
by the City Council; such Inspector hoffever shall receive
such salary'per month only for a period of nine months in each
edlendar year.
Section 3.
The Inspector of the Public Schools shall perform
such duties as may be imposed upon him from time to time by the
City Council among which are the following duties which shall
perform.
(a) He during each scholastic year, examine every 1
pupil for detective teeth,hearing, vision, nutrition and for nasal
providing for hi_ appointment, qualifi.cation, tenure of
office and compensation; prescribing his duties; provid-
ing for an assistant or assistants, their appointment, tenure
of office, -compensation, and prescribing their duties,
and declaring an emergency. ,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAMTONT:-
Section 1
The office of Inspector of the public schools of the
City of Beaumont,Texas is hereby created. Such Inspector shall
be nominated by the Aiayor and Confirmed by the City Council, and
hold his office until discharged by the City Council, provided
that the majority of the City Council shall vote for h,is
dismissal '6r discharge. The person appointed to fill said office
shall be well versed in the duties incumbent upon said office.
Section 2.
The Inspector of Public Schools -of the City of
Beaumont shall receive such compensation ter year as may be fixed
by the City Council; such Inspector however shall -receive
such salary'per month only for a period of nine months in each
calendar year.
Section 3.
The Inspector of the Public Schools shall perform
such duties as may be imposed upon him frora time to time by the
City Council among which are the following duties which shall
perform.
(a) He 94during each scholastic year, examine every
pupil for defective teeth,hearing, vision, nutrition and for nasal
defects; for the presence of adenoids, enlarged tonsils and
trachoma and for defects of the nervous, respiratory, circulatory
and digestive systems; and shall upon.appropriate forms, notify
the parents of any student or child in whom he finds such defects.
(b) He shall visit each school in the city ,daily and
receive from the principal of each school a list of pupils
suffering from colds, sore throats, fever, rashes, eruptions
or any other abnormal conditions attracting the attention
of the teacher.
(c) If he suspects that any such symption indicates
the invasion of any communicable disease, it shall be his
duty to exclude such children from ;school, notifying
parents of his suspicions andrrecommending that"they be
further examined by the family medical adviser. Where positive
diagnoses of contagious or infectious diseases are establish—
ed, th shall co-operate with the city health officer in
maintaining prover periods of quarantine from school and
in securing proper and efficient disinfection before re-
admission to the school room.
(d) In the case of diptheria he shall make cultures
from all inflammed throats of pupils occupying the room from
which the case developed and shall exclude from school all those
showing positive cultures; notifying parents of the results
of his examination and recommending treatment by the family
physician until negative -cultures are ob.tained when the child
shall be re -admitted.
(e) He shall advise.w th the superintendent of the city
schools and the school board on all matters pertaining to
school hyg;,bne and;::sanitation, and shall, in writing, make
such recommendations to the school Board as will, in his
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receive from the principal of each school a,list of pupils
suffering from colds, sore throats, fever, rashes, eruptions
or any other abnormal conditions attracting the attention
of the teacher. - -- - -- - - -- - - -
(c) If he suspects that any such symption indicates
the invasion of any communicable disease, it shall be his
duty to exclude such children from school, notifying
parents of his suspicions andirrecommending that'they be
further examined by the family medical adviser. Where positive
diagnoses of contagious or infectious diseases are establish—
ed, hh shall co-operate with the city health officer in
maintaining prosier periods of quarantine from school and
in securing proper and efficient disinfection before re-
-admission to the -school room.
(d) In the case of diptheria he Shall make cultures
from all inflammed throats of pup6ls occupying the room from
which the case developed and shall exclude from school all those
showing positive cultures; notifying parents of the results
of his examination and recommending treatment by the family
physician until negative -cultures are obtained when the child
shall be re -admitted.
(e) He shall advise.with the superintendent of the city
schools and the school board on all matters pertaining to
school hygiene and,.:,snnitation, and shall, in writing, make
such recommendations to the school Board as will, in his.
opinion, improve the general sanitation of the schools or,
further the protection of health. He shall, at the discretion
of the school board and:ithe superintendent, deliver to teachers
and pupils appropriate lectures on personal hygiene and public
health matters in general and shall recommend, in writing, to
the school board such drills in hygiene ad
necessary for the best interest of health,
may to him seem
the inaugutation
of which shall be at the discretion of the School'Board and
under the direction of the Superintendent.
M. He shall ascertain the purity of the school water
supply and .shall also ascertain that the -86hoal lunches- offered
for sale on or near the school grounds are wholesome and clean,
reporting any infraction of the law to the health officer
with whom he shall co-operate in the enforcment. Twice each
year, one week before the opening of.the General Session and
between December 25th and Janua.rylst, he shall supervise
the general disinfection of all school buildings;:iouch
disenfectiP4 to be conducted becording to the sanitary code
of Texas. 4t_the detection of a contagious disease in any
school room, it shall be his duty to have such room properly
disinfected Turing the night following the detection of such
disease.. He shall further take advantage of the natural dis-
infection afforded by the daily airing of .school rooms and the
prevention of dust and shall instruct janitors in the best
known methods of such prevention.
(g) He shall not enforce compulsory.vaccination except
on the :authority of the Board of Health and the school board; -
nod shall he ceept for treatment any disease detect d by hi/m:
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�(h) shall be an attache of the City Health Department
and shall co-operate with the -city health officer in the control
of communicable diseases and in the enforcement of the city
health laws.
(i) Onee each month he shall, on annrorriate forms
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under the direction of the Superintendent.
M. He shall ascertain the purity of the school water
supply and .shall also -ascertain that the school lunches offered
for sale on or near the school grounds are wholesome and clean,
reporting any infraction of the law to the health officer
with whom he shall co-operate in the enforcment. Twice each
year, one week before the opening of_the General Session and
between December 25th and Januarylst, he shall supervise
the general disinfection of all school buildings; ;-_,guch
disenfec UP4- to be conducted becording to the sanitary code
of Texas. U=� he detection of a contagious disease in any
school room, it shall be his duty to have such room properly
disinfected furing the night following the detection of such
disease.. He shall further take advantage of the -natural dis-
infection afforded by the daily airing of school rooms and the
prevention of dust and shall instruct janitors in'the best
known methods of such ?prevention.
(g) He shall not enforce compulsory.vaccination excep t
on the authority of the Board of Health and the school board;
not shall heccept for treatmen any disease detected by him:
�(h) shall be an attache of the City Health Department
and shall co-operate with.the-city health officer in the control
of communicable diseases and in the enforcement of the'city
health 'laws.
(i) Onee each month he shall, on appropriate forms
prescribed by the Board of Health, furnish to the secretary of
. the said board, a.,, report ' of all work done by him for the
month ending on the date of the report; a.dualicate of which
shall be filed with the Secretary of the School Board for
their information regarding the general health of the school
children, the general sanitary condition of the schools and
the services -performed by theinspector.
Sedtion 4.
There may be appointed such assistant or assistants
to the Inspector of public schools of the City of Beaumont,,
as the City Council from time to time may deem necessary,,
said assistant or assistants to 'be appointed by the Mayor
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upon recommendation by the City Health'Officerland ?onfirmed
by the City Council. The qualifications, duties, powers and
tenure of office shall be the same as those of the inspector
provided that said assistant or assistants shall come under
the direction of the Inspector and be controled in the dis-
charge of their duties by him,subject to the City Council.
Section 5.
Vhereas,. the fact that there is no Inspector of
Public Schools creates an emergency and imperative public
necessity that.the rule requiring ordinances'to be read at
three regular meetings be suspended; said rule is therefore
suspended and this ordinance shall go into effect and be
in full force from and after its passage and lawful publication.
Passed This the day of January, A.D.1915.
Approved this the / :2 ray of, January, A.D.1915.
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Beaumont, Texas,
January 12th, 1915.
Hon.hiayor R City Council,
Gentlemen:--
tide, your Ordinance Committee, to -whom
was referred the attached Ordinance, creating the
office of Inspector of the PublicSchools, beg.to
report that we have carefully examined sane and
recommend its passage under the suspension of the
rule requiring ordinances to be read at three
regular meetings. - - - — - -- ----- -- -
Respectfully submiea.-n,