Regulation 5143
STUDENTS
Insurance
A parent and/or guardian shall enroll their child/children in either the student insurance plan, if offered, through the school or the parent and/or guardian shall sign a waiver form stating that their child/children is/are already enrolled in a comprehensive accident and/or health insurance plan. The waiver form shall also state that the parent and/or guardian will not hold the school responsible for any medical expenses incurred while their child/children are involved in any school-sponsored activity.
Any student whose parent and/or guardian refuses to provide insurance or sign a waiver form shall not be admitted to the school. If a family is not able to afford insurance, the school shall assist the parent in enrolling the student/s in a student insurance plan, if offered, through the school.
Approved: June 24, 1986
Revised: July 1, 2002
Office of Education
Diocese of Belleville