Sarah Morrissey, Nurse The School Code requires that school
districts and joint school boards provide the following health
services for all children of school who are attending or who
should attend an elementary or high school, either public or
private; and children who are attending a kindergarten which is
part of a local school district: New Immunization Requirements 4
doses of tetanus (1 dose on or after 4th birthday) 4 doses of
diphtheria (1 dose on or after 4th birthday) 3 doses of polio 2
doses of measles 2 doses of mumps 1 dose of rubella (German
measles) 3 doses of hepatitis B 2 doses of varicella
(chickenpox) vaccine or history of disease Student entering 7th
grade must have 1 dose of Tdap within last five years and 1 dose
of meningococcal vaccine. STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE
EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL ON MAY 1, 2012 AS MANDATED BY LAW. Your
child's school immunization record is based on documentation you
have provided. Please be sure t