In accordance with Ohio State Law 3313.67, West Clermont School District requires kindergarten students (and all students enrolled for the first time in public or private schools in Ohio) provide a record of immunizations to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. The required immunizations and doses for kindergartners are as follows:
- DPT (Tetanus, and Pertussis) - Your child should have a total of four or more doses with the last dose being on or after the fourth birthday.
- Polio (IPV) - Your child should have a total of three or more doses with the last dose being on or after the fourth birthday.
- Hepatitis B - Your child should have a total of three doses.
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) - Your child should have a total of two doses with the first dose given on or after the first birthday and the second dose being at least 28 days after the first dose.
- Varicella (Chicken Pox) - Your child should have a total of two doses with the first dose given on or after the first birthday and the second dose being at least 28 days after the first dose.
This chart contains the full immunization schedule from the Ohio Department of Health.
For the safety of all students, the school principal may remove a student from school or establish a deadline for meeting state requirements if a student does not have the necessary immunizations or authorized exemption. In the event of a chicken pox epidemic, the superintendent may temporarily deny admission to a student otherwise exempted from the chicken pox immunization requirement.
NOTE: The Ohio Department of Education does not mandate that students receive a COVID-19 vaccination, nor does West Clermont School District.