5010

Immunizations

1. General Rule

a. Each student wishing to enroll in the school district is required to be immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis and varicella (chicken pox) prior to enrollment.

b. The district is not responsible for the cost of such immunizations.

c. Any student who does not comply with this policy shall not be permitted to continue attending school.

d. The building principal shall be responsible for maintaining immunization records for the students enrolled in his/her building and shall share that information with the school’s treat assessment and crisis teams as appropriate.

2. Exceptions

a. Provisional Enrollment.

Students who meet the statutory requirements for provisional enrollment shall be allowed to attend school for sixty days without the necessary immunizations.

b. Immunization shall not be required if the student’s parent or guardian submits one of the following to the superintendent of schools.

i. A statement signed by a medical professional stating that the required immunization would be injurious to the health and well-being of the student or any member of the student’s household.

ii. An affidavit signed by the student or a legally authorized representative of the student, stating that the immunization conflicts with the student’s sincerely held religious beliefs.

c. Students who are excepted from the immunization requirement may be excluded from school in the event of an outbreak of any contagious disease in the school population.

Adopted on: July 18, 2011

Revised on: December 19, 2016