Students Without Immunizations to Be Kept From Classrooms

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" Students Without Immunizations to Be Kept From Classrooms "

Washington Times (www.washtimes.com) (12/01/01) P. A8; Honawar,

Vaishali

 

As many as 29,000 unimmunized or partially immunized children in

Washington D.C., will not be allowed to attend classes, according

to a recent school board decision. Under city law, children

should be fully immunized at least 10 days prior to entering

school for the year; however, D.C. school board members recently

learned that at least 44 percent of children were still

unvaccinated even three months into the school year. Some

parents see this move as means of punishing the children and feel

the health department needs to work more diligently with the

school system to see that children do receive the vaccinations

required. Required immunizations for students in the District of

Columbia include measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, flu, and

hepatitis B. During the summer, the school district and health

department held free immunization clinics all over the city, and

more are planned in the coming months--plus parents of

unimmunized children will be notified by mail.

 

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424 Re: Vaccinations: Kids Kept from School Patricia Doyle Wed 12/5/2001

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Elaine121 wrote:

 

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> " Students Without Immunizations to Be Kept From Classrooms "

> Washington Times (www.washtimes.com) (12/01/01) P. A8; Honawar,

> Vaishali

 

How is this legal? :/

 

Mindy

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All states have a law permitting it during times of epidemic outbreak

or risk.

 

Andy

 

Gettingwell, Mindy Behymer <mindy@l...> wrote:

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> > " Students Without Immunizations to Be Kept From Classrooms "

> > Washington Times (www.washtimes.com) (12/01/01) P. A8; Honawar,

> > Vaishali

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> How is this legal? :/

>

> Mindy

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In most jurisdictions the parents can sign a philosophical/religoius

objection form or the doc can sign a medical contraindication form and

the kids don't need the vaccines to attend. They are probably talking

about the kids where nobody ever bothered to do anything and they are

just showing up.

 

Andy

 

Gettingwell, " Elaine121 " <Elaine121@e...> wrote:

> : CIDSNetwork Messages :Message 422 of 463-

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> " Students Without Immunizations to Be Kept From Classrooms "

> Washington Times (www.washtimes.com) (12/01/01) P. A8; Honawar,

> Vaishali

>

> As many as 29,000 unimmunized or partially immunized children in

> Washington D.C., will not be allowed to attend classes, according

> to a recent school board decision. Under city law, children

> should be fully immunized at least 10 days prior to entering

> school for the year; however, D.C. school board members recently

> learned that at least 44 percent of children were still

> unvaccinated even three months into the school year. Some

> parents see this move as means of punishing the children and feel

> the health department needs to work more diligently with the

> school system to see that children do receive the vaccinations

> required. Required immunizations for students in the District of

> Columbia include measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, flu, and

> hepatitis B. During the summer, the school district and health

> department held free immunization clinics all over the city, and

> more are planned in the coming months--plus parents of

> unimmunized children will be notified by mail.

>

> Replies Author Date

> 424 Re: Vaccinations: Kids Kept from School Patricia Doyle Wed

12/5/2001

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andrewhallcutler wrote:

 

> In most jurisdictions the parents can sign a philosophical/religoius

> objection form or the doc can sign a medical contraindication form and

> the kids don't need the vaccines to attend. They are probably talking

> about the kids where nobody ever bothered to do anything and they are

> just showing up.

 

OK, but what about the kids who *do* have a signed

philosophical/religious/medical objection form? Would they still be forced

to stay at home during times of outbreak?

 

Mindy

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> > In most jurisdictions the parents can sign a

philosophical/religoius

> > objection form or the doc can sign a medical contraindication form

and

> > the kids don't need the vaccines to attend. They are probably

talking

> > about the kids where nobody ever bothered to do anything and they

are

> > just showing up.

>

> OK, but what about the kids who *do* have a signed

> philosophical/religious/medical objection form? Would they still be

forced

> to stay at home during times of outbreak?

 

Yes.

 

This is viewed as a reasonable public health measure both for their

protection and for the protection of other students.

 

Before vaccinations, the schools were simply closed when there was an

epidemic of these diseases. The present situation isn't bad, and is

well justified in terms of protecting people. Everyone gets

protection from disease (their choice of method) and those who need it

get protection from crazed needle wielding doc's.

>

> Mindy