5320 - IMMUNIZATION

Solon City School District

Administrative Guidelines

5320 - IMMUNIZATION
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.

Immunization Requirements

Chicken Pox	Kindergarten - Grade 6
(Varicella)
	Two (2) doses of varicella vaccine must be administered prior to entry. The first (1st) dose must be administered on or after the first (1st) birthday. The second (2nd) dose should be administered at least three (3) months after the first (1st) dose; if the second dose is administered at least twenty-eight (28) days after first (1st) dose, it is considered valid.

	Grades 7 – 10

	One (1) dose of Varicella vaccine must be administered on or after the first (1st) birthday.


Diphtheria,	Kindergarten
Tetanus, Pertussis
	Four (4) or more doses of DTaP or DT, or any combination. If all four (4) doses were administered prior to the fourth (4th) birthday, a fifth (5th) dose is required. If the fourth (4th) dose was administered at least six (6) months after the third (3rd) dose, and on or after the fourth (4th) birthday, a fifth (5th) dose is not required.

	Grades 1 - 12

	Four (4) or more doses of DTaP or DT, or any combination. Three (3) doses of Td or a combination of Td and Tdap is the minimum acceptable for children age seven (7) and up.

	Grades 7 - 12

	One (1) dose of Tdap vaccine must be administered prior to entry.

Measles,	Grades K - 12
Mumps,
Rubella	Two (2) doses of MMR. Dose one (1) administered on or after the first (1^st) birthday. The second dose must be administered at least twenty-eight (28) days after dose one (1). (See Form 5320 F1.)



Hepatitis B	Grades 1 - 12

	Three (3) doses. The second dose must be at least twenty-eight (28) days after the first. The third dose must be given at least sixteen (16) weeks after the first dose and at least eight (8) weeks after the second dose. The last dose in the series (third or fourth dose) must not be administered before age twenty-four (24) weeks.

	Similar to other immunizations, the Ohio Department of Health has determined that the requirements for immunization against Hepatitis B will be progressive.

Polio	Kindergarten - Grade 6

	Three (3) or more doses of IPV. The final dose must have been administered on or after the 4th birthday regardless of the number of previous doses. If a combination of OPV and IPV was received, four (4) doses of either vaccine are required.

	Grades 7 – 12

	Three (3) or more doses of IPV or OPV. If the third dose of either series was received prior to the fourth (4th) birthday, a fourth (4th) dose is required. If a combination of OPV and IPV was received, four (4) doses of either vaccine are required.


Meningitis	Students in grades 7-12 are required to be immunized against meningococcal disease in the following manner:

	A.	First Dose: For the 2016-2017 school year, all students entering grade 7 and 12 are required to be immunized against meningococcal (i.e., serogroups A, C, W, and Y) disease. One (1) dose of the meningococcal vaccine is required to be administered prior to a student’s entry into grade 7.

	B.	Second Dose: A second dose of meningococcal (i.e., serogroups A, C, W, and Y) vaccine is required to be administered prior to a student’s entry into grade 12. This second dose must be administered to the student on or after his/her sixteenth birthday with at least a period of eight (8) weeks between the first dose and second dose. If a student is administered the first dose of the meningococcal (i.e., serogroups A, C, W, and Y) vaccine after his/her sixteenth birthday, then a second dose of the vaccine is not required. Also, if a student is fifteen (15) years of age or younger, such student shall only be administered one (1) dose of the meningococcal (i.e., serogroups A, C, W, and Y) vaccine.


C.	Progressive Administration and Enforcement: The immunization requirements for meningococcal (i.e., serogroups A, C, W, and Y) shall be enforced progressively as follows:

	1.	2016-2017 school year: Students in grades 7 and 12 shall be immunized;

	2.	2017-2018 school year: Students in grades, 7, 8, and 12 shall be immunized;

	3.	2018-2019 school year: Students in grades 9 and 12 shall be immunized;

	4.	2019-2020 school year: Students in grades 10 and 12 shall be immunized;

	5.	2020-2021 school year: Students in grades 11 and 12 shall be immunized; and

	6.	2021-2022 school year and beyond: Students in grades 7 through 12 shall be immunized.

No child, at the time of initial entry or at the beginning of each school year, shall be permitted to remain in school for more than fourteen (14) school days unless the child presents written evidence that s/he has been immunized or is "in the process of being immunized". "In the process of being immunized" means the student has been immunized against mumps, rubeola, rubella, and chicken pox, and if the student has not been immunized against polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B, and meningococcal disease, the student has received at least the first dose of the immunization sequence, and presents written evidence to the Principal or Superintendent of each subsequent dose required to obtain immunization at the intervals prescribed by the Director of Health.

Any student previously admitted under auspices of "in the process of being immunized" who has not complied with the prescribed immunization intervals shall be excluded from school on the fifteenth (15th) school day of the following school year. The excluded student shall be readmitted upon showing evidence to the Principal or Superintendent of progress on the prescribed immunization interval schedule.

A student who has had natural rubeola, mumps and/or chicken pox, and presents a signed statement from the child’s parent, guardian, or physician to that effect, is not required to be immunized against such disease(s).

The School District will consult with the Ohio Department of Health and/or refer to its website (www.odh.gov) regarding the progressive nature of the above immunization requirements on a yearly basis.

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 parent declines to have the student immunized for reasons of conscience, including religious convictions.

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

Provisional Admission to School

	A.	A student may be admitted to school on a provisional basis if a physician or health department indicates that immunization of the student has been initiated and that the student is in the process of complying with all immunization requirements.

	B.	Such provisional admission shall be only for a length of time necessary to complete the inoculations.

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

	D.	a letter signed and dated from parent

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.

Reports to be Sent to State Health Department

A report of the immunization status of the students in each school shall be sent each year to the State Department of Health by the Principal on the report forms provided by the State Department of Health.

Records Available for Inspection

The Principal shall make immunization records available for inspection by authorized representatives of the State Department of Health.

Preservation of Academic Standing

In the case of a chicken pox epidemic in the school's population, the Superintendent may deny admission to a student who has been exempted from the chicken pox immunization requirement. The following methods are prescribed whereby the academic standing of a student who is denied admission during a chicken pox epidemic is preserved:

	A.	The Principal or designee will arrange for the plans, textbooks, and supplies to be provided to the parent(s) for use during the term of the student's denial of admission. S/He will also serve as a liaison between the parent(s) and the student's regular classroom teacher(s). As such, s/he will also coordinate with the student's teacher(s) and parent(s) the necessary documentation of work assigned and completed and the successful return of the student to the school setting.

	B.	When a student is denied admission during an epidemic, the teacher should prepare activity assignments in the general subject area which the student can work at on his/her own to reinforce and/or extend acquired learning of content and/or skill or develop new knowledge or skill.

	C.	The teacher should keep a record of the activity assignments and work completed for communication with the parent(s) and for grading purposes.

	D.	With the approval of the Principal, the teacher may implement AG 2370A – Independent Study for a student who has been denied admission during an epidemic.

	E.	Whenever a Principal is notified that an identified student with disabilities will be denied admission, s/he should contact the school psychologist to arrange for that student's I.E.P. Team to be convened and the IEP revised accordingly. AG 2412 – Homebound Instruction should be followed if so designated by the I.E.P. Team.

The Principal shall make sure that the academic standing of a student who is denied admission during a chicken pox epidemic is preserved. The denial of admission will cease to exist when the Director of the State Department of Health notifies the Superintendent that the epidemic no longer exists.

Immunization of Students at Public Expense

The Board shall make application to the appropriate public body to secure, without delay, the provision, at public expense, of immunizations to students whose parents or guardians have not provided the requisite immunizations.

Revised 12/15/13
Revised 4/28/14
Revised 10/24/16