SERIES 5000: STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND ACADEMIC MATTERS
5700 Student Health and Safety
5713 Immunizations and Communicable Diseases
A. Enrollment, Immunization Certification, and Exemptions
1.Subject to the exemptions stated below, for a student entering the District for the first time or entering 7th grade, a parent/guardian must provide the building principal or designee with a certificate indicating that the student has received at least 1 dose of an immunizing agent against each disease specified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) or other responsible agency.
The student’s parent/guardian must provide the certificate at the time of registration, or no later than the first day of school.
A parent/guardian of a student who has not received all doses of any required immunizing agent must provide the District an updated immunization certificate demonstrating that the immunizations have been completed as required by the MDHHS. The updated certificate must be provided within 4 months of the student entering the District for the first time or upon entering 7th grade.
2. A student is exempt from the above requirements if:
a. physician certifies that a specific immunization is or may be inappropriate or detrimental to the student’s health; or
b. a student’s parent/guardian, or a person acting in loco parentis, certifies to the building principal or designee that the child cannot be immunized as required because of religious convictions or other objection to immunization. Only waiver forms authorized, executed, and certified as required by applicable law and administrative rules will be accepted.
3. The District will not permit a student to attend school unless the parent/guardian provides evidence of immunizations or exemptions consistent with this Policy and state law.
B. Emergency Exclusion Due to Outbreak
The District, in conjunction with local health department officials, may exclude students who:
- are suspected of having a communicable disease until a physician or local health official determines the student is no longer a risk; or
- lack documentation of immunity or are otherwise considered susceptible to the disease until the local health department officials determine the risk of spreading the disease has passed.
C. District Reporting Requirements
The District will report student immunization information as required by and consistent with state and federal law.
D. Homeless Children and Youth
Nothing in this Policy diminishes the rights of homeless children and youth under Policy 5307.
Legal authority: MCL 333.9206, 333.9208, 333.9215; MCL 380.1177; MCL 388.1767; Mich Admin Code R 325.176
Date adopted: 08/09/2021
Date revised:
