Student/Parent Handbook - Onteora Central School District

Mumps – One dose of mumps vaccine no more than 4 days prior to their first birthday, or havebeen diagnosed by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner as having had thisdisease, or have had a blood test determining immunity to this disease Rubella - One dose of rubella vaccine no more than 4 days prior to their first birthday or havehad a blood test determining immunity to this disease. Physician diagnosis is not acceptable asproof of immunity to rubella. Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) – Must have either 3 doses of Hib administered whenthey were less than 15 months of age or 1 dose of Hib administered on or after 15 months ofage. For pre-school only. Hepatitis B – All students/children entering/attending school (grades Pre-K through 12) musthave proof of 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine. Vaccine brands are interchangeable for 3 doseschedules. Two doses of adult hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax) meets New York State (NYS)immunization requirements for school entry/attendance for adolescents vaccinated between theages of 11 through 15 years only. A positive hepatitis B serology is an acceptable proof ofimmunity to hepatitis B and meets NYS immunization requirements for schoolentry/attendance. Varicella Vaccine (Varicella is commonly known as chickenpox) -1 dose of varicella vaccine is required for school entry and attendance for students/children born on or after 1/1/00 for Pre-K; born on or after 1/1/98 for grades K through 12; born on or after 1/1/94 and enrolling in the 6 th through 12 th grades (entering,transferring into or repeating the 6 th through 12 th grades);born on or after 1/1/94, enrolling in gradeless classes, and who are age equivalentof 6 th through 12 th grades.A dose of live virus varicella vaccine may be administered no more than 4 days prior to achild’s first birthday to be considered a valid dose of vaccine for NYS school requirements.Diagnosis of varicella disease by a physician, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner isacceptable proof of immunity for school entry/attendance. A positive serology of varicella isalso acceptable proof of immunity for school entry/attendance.Tdap – 1 dose of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis is required for all students born on orafter 1/1/94 and entering grades 6 th through 11 th or entering ungraded classes who are the ageequivalent of 6 th through 11 th graders.All of the above immunizations must be documented by your health care provider, health departmentwhere the child received the immunizations, or must be from an official copy of the immunizationrecord from the child’s previous school. All immunizations must specify the exact date eachimmunization was administered. Your child will not be permitted to attend school without thenecessary verification of immunizations.It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to supply satisfactory evidence of immunization for thechild.A parental statement that a child’s immunization record is lost or unobtainable, or that the child hashad the disease is not acceptable.53