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Tom Bean ISD
2010/2011 NEW IMMUNIZATION
REQUIREMENTS
Middle
School & High School
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Parents/Guardians
will be notified when their student has a vaccine update that is
needed.
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All students that
have immunizations that are due during the first semester of the
school year will be required to show proof of required
immunizations prior to starting the first day of school.
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All students that
have immunizations that are due during the second semester of
school will be required to show proof of required immunizations
on the first scheduled school day after Christmas break.
Elementary
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Parents/Guardians
will be notified when their student has a vaccine update that is
needed. They will be required to show proof by the date stated
on said notification.
If students do not provide
proof of immunizations to the front office of their respective
campuses as required, they will be excluded from all classes
until documentation is provided.
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| Dear Parents of Students in Texas Schools,
Kindergarten through 12th Grades: Immunizations are an
important part of public health, and Texas law requires students
in Texas schools to be immunized against certain
vaccine-preventable diseases. The Department of State
Health Services (DSHS) understands that it can be hard to find
the time and money to get your children vaccinated, and many
times it is not something you are able to do until the month of
August. But we would like to stress the importance of
getting these required vaccines at the earliest possible time,
to avoid the back-to-school immunization rush that occurs every
year during the month of August.
Below is a list of the required vaccines for students who
will attend a Texas school in the 2010-2011 school year.
This list includes new requirements that were added to
kindergarten and 7th grade in 2009. Please be aware that
students without the required immunizations or a valid exemption
will not be allowed to attend school.
Vaccine requirements for students entering kindergarten
through 12th grade:
- 3 to 5 doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP/DPT/DT/Td)
- 3 to 4 doses of polio
- 2 doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
- 3 doses of hepatitis B
- 1 to 2 doses of varicella
- 1 booster dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis
(Tdap) 10 years after the last dose of
tetanus-diphtheria-containing vaccine
Additional vaccine requirements for students entering
kindergarten, 1st grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade:
- 2 doses of hepatitis A for students entering K - 1st
grade
- 2 doses of varicella for students entering K - 1st
grade and 7th - 8th grade
- 1 booster dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis
(Tdap) for students entering 7th grade, if at least 5 years
have passed since the last dose of
tetanus-diphtheria-containing vaccine
- 1 dose of meningococcal for students entering 7th -
8th grade
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