Varicella (Chickenpox)
Ages 4-6
Effective 2002/2003 school year, 1 dose required on or after 1st birthday.
Ages7-18
Effective 2002/2003 school year, only one dose required if received on or after the 1st birthday but prior to the 13th birthday OR 2 doses required, administered at least 28 days apart, if the child received the 1st dose on or after the 13th birthday.
CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT RECCEIVED THE REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL UNTIL PARENTS PROVIDE PROOF THAT ALL REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN, OR HAVE A WAIVER ON FILE.
CHILDREN AGES 4-6 MUST HAVE RECEIVED 4 DOSES OF PERTUSSIS. DT IS ONLY ACCEPTED IF A SIGNED WAIVER IS ON FILE FOR THAT PARTICULAR DOSE OF PERTUSSIS VACCINE.
Reliable history of chickenpox disease is acceptable in lieu of the vaccine.
NEW SCHOOL RULES beginning January 1, 2010 are as follows;
All children entering kindergarten and all children changing school districts are required to have: two doses of varicella or a history of chicken pox disease
Also beginning January 1, 2010, all children enrolled in 6th grade and all children 7-18 years of age changing school districts are required to have:
-One dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) on or after the 11th birthday.
-One dose of tetanus/diptheria/ acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) on or after the 11th birthday if 5 years since last dose of tetanus/diptheria vaccine (DtaP, Td, DT).
-Two doses of varicella (Var) or a history of chicken pox disease.
Authority: P.A. 368 Part 92, 1978, as amended.