Seattle Schoolchildren Told to Get Vaccinated or Don’t Return to Class in 2020 as America Deals with Measles Crisis – By Rosie McCall (Newsweek) / Dec 29 2019
As the America grapples with the highest number of measles cases reported since 1992, Seattle schoolchildren are being told to get vaccinated—or don’t bother returning to class in 2020.
Washington is among a number of states to introduce tougher vaccine laws in the wake of a wave of measles outbreaks in an attempt to tackle the public health crisis.
Seattle Public Schools published student vaccination requirements last week, announcing student records have to reflect the updated immunization status by January 8, 2020.
If they fail to do so, schoolchildren will not be allowed to attend school. Instead, they will be declared absent until the school nurse is provided with all the necessary information.
“Student who are out of compliance with the Washington state immunization law on Wednesday, January 8, will be excluded from attending school,” said Seattle Public Schools. “Once immunization compliance is achieved, they may return to school.”
Students excluded from school on these grounds will have missed days written down as “unexcused absences.” Schools can change these absences to “excused”—but only after immunization is completed and the student is back at school.
“Families of students whose records are not up to date or are missing information will be notified via email, postal mail, and a letter home from your child’s school,” said Seattle Public Schools.
The city is offering free immunization clinics for Seattle Public School students on Monday, December 30, 2019 and January 3, 2020. A third was held on Friday, December 27, 2019.
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