21. Precautions with regard to children suffering from infectious disease

Any parent or person having care of a child who is or has been suffering from an infectious disease, or who resides in a house where such disease exists or has existed within a period of 3 months, who knowingly or negligently permits such child to attend school without procuring or producing to the teacher or other person in charge of such school a certificate from the health officer, which he shall grant free of charge, that such child has become free from disease or infection and that the house and everything therein exposed to infection has been disinfected to the satisfaction of the health officer, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $50.

Any teacher or person in charge of any school who knowingly permits any child to attend such school in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence: