Grade 11 And 12 Students Receive Immunization Notices Informing Of The Upcoming Suspension
Tuesday January 17th, 2017, 10:17am
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Students born in 1999 and 2000 with incomplete immunization records have received their second immunization notice this week from the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
The notices advised students of which vaccine(s) were missing, how to get in touch with the Health Unit to provide updated information, and how to book an appointment for immunization to avoid school suspension.
Final suspension notices for students whose records are still incomplete at the end of the month will be mailed to the student’s home February 1st, 2017, and students will have until February 27th to update their immunization record.
The Health Unit says that beginning Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, students born in 1999 and 2000 who have yet to comply will be suspended from school for up to 20 days. Once updated vaccine information is provided to the Health Unit, the student’s immunization record will be updated and the student, parents/guardians, and the school principal will be informed that the suspension has been lifted and the student can return to school.
“It’s important for the Health Unit to have up-to-date immunization records for all students,” said Judy Allen, manager of the Healthy Schools program at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. “Many don’t realize that it is the parent or student’s personal responsibility to keep immunization records up-to-date with the Health Unit; their health care providers are not required to forward this information to the Health Unit.”
Officials say that these actions have been put in place to meet the immunization of school pupils act, which became law in 1990. The law protects the health of children and the community by ensuring students are up-to-date with their immunizations in an effort to stop the spread of preventable diseases.
The Health Unit will be providing extra immunization clinics, including evening clinics to assist those who do not have a primary health care provider to get missing vaccines before the suspension date.
For more information, you can call the Healthy Schools Department at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit at 519-258-2146 or 1-800-265-5822 and select extension 1222.