It shall be unlawful for any person infected with or exposed to infection of influenza, infantile paralysis, cerebrospinal meningitis, measles, chicken pox, smallpox, whooping cough, cholera, scarlet fever, diphtheria or other communicable disease, to attend any public, parochial or private school, theater or other public gathering. The parents, guardian or other person having custody or control of any child under 18 years of age, violating this section, shall be deemed aiders and abettors and may be prosecuted as if they were principal offenders.
(‘74 Code, § 92.15) Penalty, see § 10.99