New Immunization Requirements

2007 Colorado State Law requires that students entering 6^th and 10^th Grades to have the following NEW immunization/shot prior to entering 6^th or 10^th grade:

NEW - TdaP (Tetanus/Diptheria/Acellular Pertussis)!! Tetanus and Whooping Cough (Pertussis) are still serious health diseases for children and adults. Please be sure that your family is protected!!

Chicken pox is a serious disease, particularly as a teen or adult. There is a new requirement for this vaccination. Please ask your health care provider if your child has the correct coverage for this disease. If your child has had chicken pox, please inform the school secretaries.

Where can you get your child immunized?

Your family doctor or pediatrician.
El Paso County Health Department Immunization Clinic: 301 S. Union Blvd., Call: 578-3272 for an appointment. Appointments are necessary. Clinic is open from 8:30 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Bring shot record with child. Straight Medicaid is accepted. Cash, checks, VISA/MasterCard are accepted for the $15.00 fee. No child will be turned away.
Peak Vista Community Health Center: 2838 International Circle, 632-5700. (You must be registered with Peak Vista to get seen there)

BEAT THE SUMMER RUSH! GET YOUR CHILD’S SHOTS NOW!

Immunization requirements will be strictly enforced for all students. Students, who do not meet the requirements above, will be denied entrance to school, according to the Colorado Revised Statutes 25-4-902. Parents must submit a completed Certificate of Immunization* by the first day of school.

· Parents may sign an exemption based on religious, medical or personal reasons. In the event of an outbreak, students with exemptions may be subject to exclusion from school for 4 to 6 weeks, without tutoring and may be subject to quarantine.

*All 6th graders will be required to provide an updated shot record at registration.