Immunization Requirements

By Shannon Kennedy, School Nurse

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Are your children ready for school? Following are the immunization requirements for students entering school in August at Crete Public Schools.

Kindergarten Students:

1 chickenpox vaccine (or proof of disease)
2 MMR vaccines
3 Hepatitis B vaccines
3 doses of DPT (one after the child turns 4)
3 doses of the Polio vaccine
A current physical (February 2009 or later)

Students Entering 7th Grade:

1 chicken pox vaccine before age 13, & 2 vaccines after age 13 (or proof of disease)
2 MMR vaccines
3 Hepatitis B vaccines
3 doses of DPT (one after the child turns 4)
3 doses of the Polio vaccine
A current physical (February 2009 or later)

Any student transferring from out-of-state must also have the above vaccines and physical before they are permitted to attend school.

If your child has not received all immunizations, they can be provisionally enrolled as long as they have begun the immunization series prior to enrollment and continue to receive the shots as rapidly as medically feasible.

If you have questions about the requirements, please call me at (402) 826-7806.

Shannon Kennedy, RN