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The Texas Department of Health has issued an important
update on immunization requirements for children and
students. All public schools must be in
compliance. The law requires that
"students" be fully vaccinated against
specified diseases. A student may be enrolled
provisionally.. to remain enrolled, the student must
completed the required subsequent doses in each vaccine
series on schedule and as rapidly as is medically
feasible and provide acceptable evidence of vaccination
to the school. A school nurse or school
administrator shall review the immunization status of a
provisionally enrolled student every 30 days to ensure
continued compliance in completing the required doses of
vaccination. If, at the end of the 30-day
period, a student has not recieved a subsequent dose of
vaccine, the student is not in compliance and the school
shall exclude the student from school attendance until
the required dose is administered." We
expect our parents to comply with state requirements
regarding immunizations. If you have questions,
contact Ms. Smiley at (409) 934-9101.
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