Given the COVID-19 pandemic, for the 2020-2021 school year, PA Department of Health regulations were suspended for a two-month period after the beginning of the school year. Reflecting that change, for students in the West Shore S.D., immunization documentation must be received by October 25, 2020 or students will be excluded from school effective October 26, 2020. Please contact your child's nurse if you have questions.
Free and reduced cost immunizations are available for uninsured and underinsured children at the Department of Health in the county in which you live. Please click here to find your county health department.
Students Need the Following Immunizations for School Attendance
Children in all grades (K-12)**
4 doses DPT* (Tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis), (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)
4 doses Polio* (4th dose on or after the 4th birthday and at least 6 months after the previous dose)
3 doses Hepatitis B*
2 doses Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)*
2 doses Varicella* (chickenpox) or a documented history of disease
Children entering 7th Grade to start 7th grade**
1 dose Menactra* (meningitis) at age 11 or older
1 dose Tdap (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Acellular Pertussis) at age 11 or older (doses given at age 10 do not count)
If not given in 7th grade, children entering 8th - 11th grades will need these immunizations to start the current school year
Children entering 12th Grade to start 12th grade**
For ALL immunizations in ALL Grades:
Children must have one of each of the immunizations listed above in order to start school. If this information is not provided your child will be excluded from attendance on day 1 of the school year.
Parents/guardians will be given 5 school days in which to get the next medically appropriate dose AND provide a Medical Certificate (available here or as a related file below) completed by the medical provider (Physician, Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, State Health Center), which indicates the exact dates ALL the remaining doses are scheduled. If this information is not provided, your child will be excluded from attendance on day 6 of the school year.
When immunizations are not medically appropriate to be given in the first 5 days of school, a parent/guardian must provide a Medical Certificate (available here or as a related file below) completed by the medical provider (Physician, Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, State Health Center), which indicates the exact dates ALL the remaining doses are scheduled. If this information is not provided, your child will be excluded from attendance on day 6 of the school year.
Questions?
Please contact your child’s school nurse if you have questions concerning your child’s immunization status.