Students will need to have all of their health
records up to date for the beginning of the
school year.
The following are immunization requirements
for school entry for the 2002-2003 school year:
New
kindergarten students will
need the following in order to attend the
first day of school:
A Certificate
of Immunization (Department
of Health form 680) which includes:
1. Completed series
of DTP: Diphtheria, tetanus,
and pertussis vaccine (usually five
doses).
2. Completed series of Polio (usually four
doses).
3. Two doses of MMR: Mumps, Measles and
Rubella.
4. Completed series of Hepatitis B (three doses).
*The child can enter school if the series has begun and a temporary exemption
has been granted by the health care professional.
5. One dose of Varicella vaccine OR documented
case of the chicken pox disease.
Kindergarten students
will also need a school entry physical,
birth certificates, social security cards
and their demographic information.
