Children in all grades (K-12) in 2010/2011 need the following vaccines:

4 doses of tetanus (usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or TD) (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)

4 doses of diphtheria (usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or TD) (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)

3 doses of polio

2 doses of measles (usually given as MMR)

2 doses of mumps (usually given as MMR)

1 dose of rubella (German Measles) (usually given as MMR)

3 doses of hepatitis B

2 doses of varicella (chicken pox) vaccine or history of disease

 

Children entering 7th grade in 2010/2011 need the following vaccines:

1 dose of tetanus, dephtheria, accellular pertussis (Tdap) (if 5 years has elapsed since last tetanus immunization)

1 dose of meningoccoccal conjugate vaccine (MCV)

Proof of immunization means a written record showing the dates (month, day, year) your child was immunized.

The only exceptions to the school laws for immunization are medical reasons and religious beliefs.  If your child is exempt from immunizations, your child may be removed from school during a disease outbreak.