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Immunization / Physical Requirements
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School Entry Health Examinations and Immunizations Against Communicable Diseases, Florida Statute 1003.22
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School Entrance Physical Examination Requirements
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Each student who is entitled to admittance to kindergarten, or is entitled to any other initial entrance into a Florida public or private school must present certification of a school entry physical examination performed within the twelve months before enrollment in school. Each District School Board and the governing authority of each private school, may establish a policy that permits a student up to 30 school days to present a certification of a school entry examination. A child may then be allowed to register and enter school. If the parent/guardian of the child fails to present evidence of a medical examination within thirty school days, the principal will exclude the student until examination documentation is presented to the school. |
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Immunization Requirements for Entrance
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| A child entering the school district of Walton County for the first time must present one of the four certificates below:
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- DOH Form 680 (part A) Florida Certificate of Immunization for diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT), mumps/measles/rubella (MMR), poliomyelitis (OPV/IPV), the hepatitis B series, and varicella.
Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, students entering kindergarten will be required to have a second immunization for varicella. Each subsequent year thereafter, the next highest grade will also be included in the requirement.
Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, students entering seventh grade must have a Tdap booster (tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis containing vaccine instead of the previous tetanus-diphtheria Td) and each subsequent year thereafter, the next highest grade must be included in the requirement.
- DOH Form 680 (part B) Certificate of Immunization Temporary Medical Exemption or a written exemption (not to exceed thirty school days) issued by an authorized official to permit a child who transfers into the district to attend classes until his records can be obtained. At the end of the thirty-day exemption period, if the parent or the student fails to present a proper immunization certificate, the principal is to exclude the student until proper immunization documentation is presented to the school, or
- DOH Form 680 (part C) Certificate of Immunization Permanent Medical Exemption, or
- DOH Form 681 Certificate of Exemption For Religious Reasons
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