If your student is entering the 7th or 8th grade the following requirements apply:
VARICELLA VACCINE
2 doses of varicella vaccine. The first dose must have been given on or after the first birthday,
2 doses are required for any student who receives the first dose on or after 13 years of age
OR
a written statement from the parent or health care provider stating the student's history of the illness and the approximate date of the illness
MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE
One dose of the meningococcal vaccine
T-DAP VACCINE
One booster if at least 5 years have passed since the last tetanus-containing vaccine was received
Please contact your school nurse for any information regarding immunizations .
You may also access the Galveston County Health District
website for more information on immunization services.
http://www.gchd.org/chn/IMM.htm
For specific 2011-2012 immunization requirements please access:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/default.shtm
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/docs/school/6-14_students_k-12_reqs_03-2013_bilingual.pdf
Students who do not meet immunization requirements in their entirety
will not be permitted to enroll or attend school
until requirements are met as stipulated by TEXAS STATE LAW
25 TAC §§97.61; 97.63-97.72 Texas Administrative Code .