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Immunization Requirements for Kindergarten to Grade 12
Currently, students must receive the following immunizations prior to their enrollment:
- Hepatitis B (series)
- DIPTHERIA, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTAP) (series)
- TDAP vaccine (7th grade)
- Inactivated Polio Vaccine (series)
- Varicella (VAR) (commonly known as Chicken Pox) (two doses are required for all grades)
- Meningitis (7th - 12th grade)
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (two doses are required for all grades)
- Tuberculosis Skin Test (P.P.D) - (all children who were born or traveled outside the contiguous United States for longer than 90 days must have a test for Tuberculosis)
- Lead Screening (required for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students)
- Four doses of Polio vaccine (final dose after 4 years old) (Kindergarten students)
- One dose of the HPV vaccine series (Grade 7)
- Booster dose of Meningococcal vaccine (MCV) (Grade 12)