School District of Winter
Bylaws & Policies
 

5320 - IMMUNIZATION

The Board of Education requires that all students be properly immunized pursuant to the Wisconsin Statutes and regulations of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS).

All students shall be required to provide written evidence establishing that they have completed the first immunization for each vaccine required for the student’s grade and are on schedule for the remainder of the basic and recall (booster) immunizations, pursuant to the State Health Department’s immunization requirements or submit a written waiver of those requirements not later than the 30th school day from the beginning of the school year or initial enrollment in the District, for students transferring into the District. All students shall be required to provide written evidence establishing that they have received the second dose of each vaccine required for that student’s age or grade, or submit a written waiver of those requirements, not later than the 90th school day from the beginning of the school year or initial enrollment in the District, for students transferring in the District. Within thirty (30) school days after having been admitted to the District for the following school year, each student who has not submitted a waiver form shall provide written evidence of having completed all other required doses and/or vaccines, pursuant to the DHS immunization requirements.

The parent of any student for whom record of proper immunization or a written waver is not on file, shall be given written notification of this requirement by the 15th school day and the 25th school day following enrollment. The notice shall:

 

A.

state the immunization requirements, including a list of missing immunization(s);

 
 

B.

state that Court action and civil forfeiture penalty can result due to noncompliance;

 
 

C.

explain the reasons for the immunization program and provide information on how and where to obtain immunizations;

 
 

D.

inform the parent of the right to request a waiver of the immunization requirement based on reasons of health, religion, or personal conviction.

Waivers of the immunization requirements shall be granted only for medical, religious, or personal convictions.

The District may exclude any student who fails to satisfy the requirement to provide written evidence within thirty (30) school days after the date on which the student is admitted of having completed the first immunization for each vaccine required for the student’s grade and being on schedule for the remainder of the basic and recall immunizations, pursuant to the DHS immunization requirements, or fails to submit a written waiver. In addition, if DHS determines that the District’s compliance level from the previous school year is less than ninety-nine percent (99%), the District shall exclude any student enrolled in grades kindergarten (five (5) years old to six (6) through Grade 5) who fail to satisfy this requirement.

No student may be excluded for more than ten (10) consecutive school days unless, prior to the 11th consecutive school day of exclusion, the Board provides the student and the student’s parent, guardian or legal custodian with an additional notice, a hearing and the opportunity to appeal the exclusion, as provided under Wis. Stats. 120.13(1)(c)3.

The District Administrator shall establish administrative guidelines to implement this policy and comply with State law.

Wis. Admin Code Chapter DHS 144.
120.12(16), 252.04, Wis. Stats.

Revised 10/27/14
Revised 5/16/16
Revised 11/28/16

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