Immunization Requirements

No Shots, No School // Sin Disparos, Sin Escuela

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/admittance-faq.aspx

Families must check their students' immunizations to be prepared to return to school for the 2022-23 school year. Students starting Pre-K, moving up to Kinder, or moving up to 7th grade will require boosters before they start school. Information on vaccine requirements are posted below. If you have a question about what shots your child may need, please contact your school nurse.

Southside ISD will enforce its “No Shots, No School” policy. Texas law requires all public school children to have current immunizations in order to attend class.

Las familias deben verificar las vacunas de sus estudiantes para estar preparados para regresar a la escuela para el año escolar 2022-23. Los estudiantes que comienzan Pre-K, avanzan a Kinder o avanzan hasta el 7º grado requerirán refuerzos antes de comenzar la escuela. La información sobre los requisitos de la vacuna se publica a continuación. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre qué vacunas puede necesitar su hijo, comuníquese con la enfermera de la escuela.

Southside ISD hará cumplir su política de "No Shots, No School". La ley de Texas requiere que todos los niños de las escuelas públicas tengan las vacunas actuales para poder asistir a clase.

For parents of 7th graders, https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/pdf/Letter-to-Parents---7th-Grade-2022-2023.pdf

For parents of all students, https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/pdf/Letter-to-Parents-K-12-2022-2023.pdf

2022-2023 School Year Requirements PreK through 12th grade Requisitos para el año escolar 2021-2022 PreK a 12 ° grado

DTP/DTaP/DT/TD/Tdap:

For Pre-K students: Four doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine.
For K – 6th grade: 5 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine; 1 dose must have been received on or after the 4th birthday. However, 4 doses meet the requirement if the 4th dose was received on or after the 4th birthday.
For students aged 7 years and older, 3 doses meet the requirement if 1 dose was received on or after the 4th birthday.
For 7th grade: 1 dose of Tdap is required if at least 5 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine.*
For 8th – 12th grade: 1 dose of Tdap is required when 10 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine.* Grades 8-12 require a booster dose of Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis-containing vaccine every 10 years.

*Td is acceptable in place of Tdap if a medical contraindication to pertussis exists.

Polio:

For Pre-K students: 3 doses are required for students entering pre-kindergarten – school nurse will evaluate. It can be any combination of OPV or IPV.
For K – 12th grade: 4 doses of polio; 1 dose must be received on or after the 4th birthday. However, 3 doses meet the requirement if the 3rd dose was received on or after the 4th birthday.
Not required of 18-year old students.

MMR/Measles/Mumps/Rubella:

For Pre-K students: One dose is required for pre- kindergarten given on or after 1st birthday.
For K – 12th grade: 2 doses are required, with the 1st dose received on or after the 1st birthday. Students vaccinated prior to 2009 with 2 doses of measles and one dose each of rubella and mumps satisfy this requirement.

HIB:

For Pre-K students only: HIB vaccine is given through 4 years of age and is required for students in pre-kindergarten. Three doses of Haemophilus Influenza type B vaccine and a booster if given before the child is 15 months or one dose of vaccine if given after 15 months.

Hepatitis Type A:

For Pre-K through 12th grade: Two doses of Hepatitis A are required with the first dose given on or after the 1st birthday. The second dose of Hepatitis A is administered six months after the administration of the first dose.

Hepatitis Type B:

For Pre-K through 12th grade: Three doses of Hepatitis B are required.

Pneumococcal (PCV7):

For Pre-K students only: PCV7 is mandated for all students 3 through 4 years of age. The school nurse will evaluate the number of doses needed or if the student is complete to enter pre-kindergarten.

Varicella (VAR):

For Pre-K students: One dose of VAR is required. The 1st dose of varicella must be received on or after the 1st birthday.
For K — 12th grade: 2 doses are required. The 1st dose of varicella must be received on or after the 1st birthday.

Menactra (Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine):

For 7th through 12th grade students only: 1 dose of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine is required on or after the student’s 11th birthday. If a student received the vaccine at 10 years of age, this will satisfy the requirement.
A booster will be due at age 16 but is not required for high school enrollment. The booster will be required for college admissions.

Are immunization exemptions available? / ¿Hay exenciones de inmunización disponibles?

Instructions for requesting an official exemption affidavit can be found at www.dshs.texas.gov. Las instrucciones para solicitar una declaración jurada de exención oficial se pueden encontrar en www.dshs.texas.gov. The original exemption affidavit must be completed, notarized and submitted to the school prior to enrollment or before the current exemption on file at the school expires.

Conscientious Exemptions will be valid for two years from the date it is notarized. Students with conscientious exemptions may be excluded from school in times of emergency or epidemics declared by the commissioner of public health.

Medical exemptions must be signed by a M.D. or D.O. duly registered and licensed to practice in the United States. In the statement it must state that the vaccine required is medically contraindicated or poses a significant risk to the well being of the child or any member of his/her household. Unless it is written in the statement that a lifelong condition exists, the exemption statement is valid for only one year from the date signed by the M.D. or D.O., not the date the form is submitted to school.

Does a child have a 30-day provisional enrollment in school while awaiting the vaccine exemption form?

No. Admission to a school is not allowed until records are produced showing that (1) the child has been immunized in accordance with the rules; (2) the child has an exemption affidavit from immunization requirements on file with the school in accordance with the rules; or (3) the child is entitled to provisional enrollment.

For more FAQs, please go to www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize.

Is my child required to have a physical and dental exam before he or she starts school? ¿Se requiere que mi hijo se haga un examen físico y dental antes de comenzar la escuela?

Although physical and dental exams are not required, you are recommended to schedule regular exams for your child with your child's health care provider. Please share any necessary information with your school nurse.

Aunque no se requieren exámenes físicos y dentales, se recomienda programar exámenes regulares para su hijo con el proveedor de atención médica de su hijo. Por favor comparta cualquier información necesaria con la enfermera de su escuela.

Immunization information for students applying to college/university can be found here.

La información de vacunación para los estudiantes que solicitan ingreso a la universidad / universidad se puede encontrar aquí.

No Shots, No School // Sin Disparos, Sin Escuela

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1460 Martinez Losoya Rd.

San Antonio, TX 78221

Phone: (210) 882-1600

Fax: (978) 244-5269

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