Thursday, March 24, 2011

If you get breast cancer in high school is it mandated that you have to tell the school

If you get breast cancer in high school is it mandated that you have to tell the school?
If you get breast cancer in high school is it mandated that you have to tell the school? thank you we are not hiding it, just wondering.
Primary & Secondary Education - 3 Answers
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1 :
NO, you do not need to tell them, it is part of the HIPA law. Your doctor may want to let them know you are in His care in case he needs to limit your activity or if your care is going to interfere in your education, but it's up to you to tell them what you have and only if you want to.
2 :
Why would you want to keep that a secret? When you have breast cancer you have to have surgeries and radiation and possibly chemotherapy treatments not to mention your regular office visits with your oncologist. This adds up to a lot of missed school and work. I don't know why anyone would want to hide the fact they have cancer. It's not something that is shameful and if you let your school or employer know what is going on with you they will give you a break because you are fighting a serious disease!
3 :
No it isn't, but like the other people said, a lot of work and class might be missed, and most schools have a limit of ten unexcused absences a semester before losing credit. If you tell the school, the absences will be considered "excused" so it would probably be in your best interest to tell them. The school will be understanding, and you can probably ask not to have the teachers notified if that's what you're worried about, students do have rights

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