Immunization Requirements, Richmond Community Schools, Richmond, IN

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Immunization Requirements

The following general requirements and guidelines are used within the Richmond Community Schools to ensure that each student is properly immunized. Students moving into Richmond Community Schools from another Indiana school or from an out-of-state school shall be properly immunized as required by the Indiana State Board of Health.

Immunizations required by the Indiana State Board of Health at each grade level are as follows:

Preschool:

4 DPT *
3 OPV/IPV **
1 MMR
3 Hepatitis B
2 Varicella ~~

Kindergarten	5 DTP 4 OPV/IPV *** 2 Measles 2 Mumps 1 Rubella 3 Hepatitis B 2 Varicella ~~
Grade 1 through 5:	5 DPT 4 OPV/IPV 2 Measles 2 Mumps 1 Rubella 3 Hepatitis B 1 Varicella ~~

Grade 6 through 12:

5 DPT
4 OPV/IPV
2 Measles
2 Mumps
1 Rubella
3 Hepatitis B ~
2 Varicella ~~
1 TdaP
1 MCV4

* Four doses of DTaP/DTP/DT are acceptable if 4th dose was administered on or after child’s fourth birthday.

** Three doses of polio vaccine are acceptable if 3rd dose was administered on or after child’s fourth birthday and the doses are all IPV or all OPV.

*** The 4th dose of polio vaccine must be administered on or after child’s fourth birthday. This applies only to kindergarten for 2010-2011.

~ Two dose alternative adolescent schedule (Recombivax HB given at age 11-15 years x 2 doses) is acceptable if properly documented.

~~ Physician documentation of disease history, including month and year, is proof of immunity for preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade-students. A signed statement from the parent/guardian indicating history of disease, including month and year is required for children in grades 2-12.

A written record of a student's completed immunizations must be on file with his/her school office by the first day of school. Incomplete records may result in the student being excluded from school.

For children who have delayed immunizations, please refer to the 2009 CDC “Catch-up Immunization Schedule” to determine adequately immunizing doses. All minimum intervals and ages for each vaccination
as specified per 2009 CDC guidelines must be met for a dose to be valid. These guidelines can be found at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm.

Parents are required to present a written statement of the student's immunizations accompanied by a physician's certificate or other documentation at the time of enrollment. Other documentation may include

an official school record from another school, or
electronic records maintained by Indiana State Board of Health (CHIRP).

Richmond Community Schools requires documentation for all immunizations by month, day and year.

In cases where the parent is unable to provide such documentation at enrollment, the school may grant a waiver for the student to attend for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days during which time the parent must obtain the documentation. No student will be allowed to attend school beyond this period without proof of immunization.

Exemptions to the immunization requirement shall be granted only for medical reasons, religious objection, or other reasons allowed by law. Parents seeking an exemption for one of these reasons must state their request in writing to the building principal. This request must be updated yearly. The physician's or parent's statement is to be kept at the school as part of the student's immunization record.

If a student transfers to another school, the records of immunizations or a copy thereof shall be sent to the new school within twenty (20) days.

Each principal shall make immunization reports available for inspection by authorized representatives of the Indiana Department of Health.

Edited: 08 July 2008