INOCULATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Maria Regina School (MRS) follows the inoculation requirements of the California Department of Health as explicated below.
EXAMINATIONS & INOCULATIONS
A student, with the permission of the parent or guardian, may be subject to routine tests in school, including auditory, visual, and dental inspection and, upon referral by the Principal, to a complete physical examination and/or other professional help.
A tuberculosis patch test and/or X-rays, immunization for prevention of diphtheria and smallpox vaccination may be given only with the explicit written permission of the parents.
IMMUNIZATION
All directives regarding immunization, issued annually by the State of California, shall be implemented. No student may be unconditionally admitted to school unless he or she has been immunized against poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and varicella for first admission to schools in California. In addition, Hepatitis B immunization is required for students entering preschool and kindergarten. All students entering grade seven are required to present documentation showing the dates when three doses of Hepatitis B and two doses of a measles-containing vaccine have been received. All students entering a California school for the first time must have a Mantoux tuberculosis test.
Immunization is not required for admission if a parent or guardian presents a letter stating that such immunization is contrary to his or her beliefs, or presents a written statement from a physician to the effect that immunization is not considered safe or reasonably beneficial to the individual student.
HEALTH RECORDS
Updated health and inoculation records are state requirements and must be on file for each student. Any student with an incomplete health record may be suspended from school until the matter is cleared.
