BCSD

Required Immunizations

Students entering the district in kindergarten and grades 1 through 8 shall have received the following immunizations (Health and Safety Code 120335 & Title 17, California Code of Regulations 6020):

1.  Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine

a. Students entering at the kindergarten level shall have received two doses on or after the first birthday, except  one dose may be a measles-only vaccine.

b. Mumps vaccine shall not be required for students age seven or older.

c. Students entering or advancing to seventh grade shall be required to have a second dose of measles-containing vaccine if they have not previously obtained a second dose.

2.  Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine (DTP or DTaP).

a. Five doses shall be required for students ages four through six.  However, four doses shall meet the requirement if at least one dose was given on or after the fourth birthday.

b. Four doses shall be required for students age seven or older.  However, three doses shall meet the requirement   if at least one dose was given on or after the second birthday.

c. Pertussis immunization shall not be required for students age seven or older.

d. A tetanus and diphtheria (Td) shot is recommended but not required for seventh-grade students who have not had a booster within the past five years.

3.  Poliomyelitis (polio) vaccine

a. Four doses shall be required at any age.  However, three doses shall meet the requirement for ages four  though six if at least one dose was given on or after the fourth birthday, and three doses shall meet the requirement for ages seven to seventeen if at least one dose was given on or after the second birthday

4.  Hepatitis B vaccine.

a. Three doses shall be required for entry into kindergarten.
Students admitted at the kindergarten level or above before August 1, 1997, shall be exempt from this requirement

b. Students shall not be unconditionally admitted or advanced to seventh grade unless they have been fully immunized against hepatitis B.  A student who has previously had three doses of hepatitis B vaccine at any age before seventh grade shall not be required to receive any additional  hepatitis B vaccinations.

5.  Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.

a. Any student admitted at the kindergarten level or above before July 1, 2001, shall be exempt from this requirement for school entry.
A child will be admitted unconditionally to school without these immunizations if the parent or guardian files a letter with the school stating that immunizations are contrary to his/her belief.  However, the child will be sent home during any outbreak of any of the diseases listed above

Health and Safety Code 3385
If no usual source of medical care exists, the parent/guardian shall be referred to the county health department.  The district will cooperate with the local health department in school-based immunization programs.  These will require written consent of parents.
Education Code 49403