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Principals' Knowledge Of Legal Issues Related To The Delivery Of Health Services In Virginia, Lucia Villa Sebastian
Principals' Knowledge Of Legal Issues Related To The Delivery Of Health Services In Virginia, Lucia Villa Sebastian
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Schools have derived their legal powers to regulate student health services through an evolutionary process. Statutory law generally provides the authority for school boards to hire medical personnel to provide health services. In addition, the legal power to provide health services has evolved from the police powers of the states, through the fourteenth amendment guarantee to property rights, and in response to societal needs and expectations.;The present study was conducted to investigate the current status of health services in public schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to determine the level of knowledge of legal issues related to the delivery …