School District Of Westfield
Administrative Guidelines
 

5320 - IMMUNIZATION OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOL

Principals are to use the following guidelines in addition to those provided in AG 5111.

Immunizations Which are Medically Contraindicated

 

A.

A written statement from any licensed physician that an immunization is medically contraindicated for a specified period of time and the reasons for the medical contraindications will exempt a student from the specific immunization requirements for the period of time specified in the physician's statement.

   
 

B.

The physician's statement shall be maintained by the school as part of the immunization record of the student.

Specific annual immunization requirements are available from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services and are published and made available to each school district annually. The standards are also available at the Department of Health and Family Services web site at -

http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/immunization

If the District conducts a preschool or day-care program, all children must be immunized in accordance with the regulations provided by the State Health Department.

Admission to School

Before a student can be admitted to school, the parents must present documentation that their child has received all required doses of vaccines or that their child has received at least one (1) dose of each of the required vaccines and is waiting to receive the subsequent doses at the appropriate time intervals.

Exemptions: Parent Objections

 

A.

A student shall be exempted from mandatory immunization if the parent objects in a written signed statement upon the grounds that the proposed immunization interferes with the free exercise of the student's religious rights.

   
 

B.

This statement will be kept by the school as part of the student's immunization record.

Documents Accepted as Evidence of Immunization

The following documents will be accepted as evidence of a student's immunization history provided they comply with State requirements and contain the date when each immunization was administered.

 

A.

an official school record from any school

   
 

B.

a record from any public health department

   
 

C.

a certificate signed by a licensed physician

If a parent cannot provide any of the above documentation, their child is not to be admitted until such documentation is provided or until the child has received at least one (1) dose of each required vaccine. Such vaccinations may be obtained from the County health department free of charge. The child may then come to school for a period of two (2) months, after which time either the documentation of previous vaccinations shall have been submitted or the child shall have received the second required doses. The child is then eligible to attend school for another two (2) months. If, at the end of that two-month period, documentation still has not been received, the child must receive the third required doses in order to remain in school.

Required Records

 

A.

Each school shall maintain a record of immunization for every student which shall include the date of each individual immunization.

   
 

B.

If a student transfers to another school, this record or a copy thereof shall be sent to the new school.

Report to be Sent to Local Health Department

A report of the immunization status of the students in each school shall be sent by November 1st and April 1st of each year to the local Department of Health by the principal.

Records Available for Inspection

The principal shall make immunization records available for inspection by authorized representatives of the State Department of Health or the local or County Health Departments.

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