Wisconsin Code § 252.21

Communicable diseases; schools; duties of teachers, parents, officers
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(1) If a teacher, school nurse,
or principal of any school or child care center knows or suspects
that a communicable disease is present in the school or center, he
or she shall at once notify the local health officer.
(6) Any teacher, school nurse or principal may send home
pupils who are suspected of having a communicable disease or
any other disease the department specifies by rule. Any teacher,
school nurse or principal who sends a pupil home shall immediately notify the parents of the pupil of the action and the reasons
for the action. A teacher who sends a pupil home shall also notify
the principal of the action and the reasons for the action.

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