Immunization Information
Parents are required to submit an updated copy of immunization records prior to enrollment in 7th grade. Students need to have a tetanus booster and a meningitis vaccine to attend 7th grade. These vaccines are typically given at age eleven. You may need to request immunization records from your student's pediatrician.
Students cannot attend school without the appropriate documentation for the required vaccines or a valid exemption. (Texas Administrative Code §97.63)
For students requesting conscience objection of immunization, an online request form may be submitted to the Texas Department of Health. Conscience Objection forms are valid for two years from the date signed and require the signature of a notary public.
For students with medical exemptions, a physician's note is required yearly.
A student may be enrolled provisionally if the student has an immunization record that indicates the student has received at least one dose of each specified age-appropriate vaccine required by this rule. Students must not be overdue for next dose in series to be considered provisional. To remain enrolled, the student must complete the required subsequent doses in each vaccine series on schedule and as rapidly as is medically feasible and provide acceptable evidence of vaccination to the school.