It’s the start of a new school year and the immunization requirements for public school children have changed. We have included a memo from the Omaha Public Schools as to the age and dosage requirements of various inoculations needed by schoolchildren. Please check with your family practitioner or pediatrician to make sure that your child has been given all necessary immunizations.
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Omaha Public Schools Health Services
Dear Parent/Guardian
Before entering school the following immunizations are required:
Students 2-5 years of age:
3 doses if Hepatitis B vaccine
4 doses of DPT/DT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus)
3 doses Polio vaccine
1 dose MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) at twelve months of age or older
3 doses of Hib vaccine or 1 dose at or after 15 months of age (not required over
years of age)
Students enrolling for the first time (Kindergarten), students transferring from out of state and students entering 7th grade:
3 doses Hepatitis B vaccine
3 doses DPT/Td/DT vaccine with one dose at or after 4 years of age
3 doses Polio vaccine
2 doses of MMR vaccine with first dose given on or after 12 months of age and the two doses separated by at least 28 days
**Students entering 7th grade are required to have two doses of MMR and the Hepatitis B vaccine. We are encouraging all sixth graders to start these doses in summer before the start of school in the fall.
All other students:
3 doses of DPT/Td/DT vaccine
3 doses of Polio vaccine
1 MMR given at 12 months of age or older
Beginning in the fall of 2001-2002 all students in grades K-12 will be required to have two doses of MMR vaccine.
Please record the date, month and year your child was immunized:
Name of student __________________________________
Grade_________
DPT/Td/DT (1) ______ (2) _____ (3) _____ (4) ______
Booster _______
Polio (1) ______ (2) _____ (3) _____ (4) ______
Booster _______
Hepatitis B (1) ______ (2) _____ (3) _____ (4) ______
Booster _______
MMR (1) ______ (2) _____ (3) _____ (4) ______
Booster _______
Hib (1) ______ (2) _____ (3) _____ (4) ______
Booster _______
Please return the completed form or copy of the immunization record to your child’s school.
If your child has begun the immunizations, by law he/she may be enrolled provisionally as long as he/she continues to receive the immunizations. Upon enrollment, please submit a letter stating your child has begun the immuniz-
ations and the date when the students will be receiving additional immunizations.
Exemptions will be granted for: (1) Medical – for health reasons substantiated by a signed statement from a physician; or (2) Religious Conflicts – substantiated by a notarized affidavit from the student or the student’s legal guardian if student is a minor.
