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10. Parents claiming a religious exemption from immunization for their child must annually sign the Religious Exemption affidavit on the Kansas Certificate of Immunization form or provide a written, signed statement that the child is an adherent of a religious denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such tests or inoculations. The district may request verification from the religious leader to confirm exemption.
11. Personal or philosophical exemptions to immunization will not be accepted.
12. Non-immunized students, including those with religious, medical, or other statutory exemption, may be excluded from attending school during an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease. State and/or local health department officials shall determine the duration of exclusion from school. Vaccine-preventable diseases may include but are not limited to the following diseases: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and Streptococus. For students under five (5) years of age, vaccine-preventable diseases include, but are not limited to, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Pneumococcal Conjugate, and Hepatitis A.
13. Students will be excluded from school attendance if they do not comply with the above specifications of Kansas Statute 72-5209.
14. The above requirements are not to serve as barriers to immediate enrollment of students designated as homeless or foster children as required by the Every Student Succeeds Acct (ESSA) and the McKinney- Vento Act as amended by ESSA. The district shall work with the Department for Children and Families, the school last attended, or other relevant agencies to obtain necessary documentation of inoculations.
15. Each principal shall forward evidence of compliance with the inoculation law to other schools or school districts when requested by the school or by the student’s parent/guardians and shall work cooperatively with local, county, and state health agencies to disseminate materials related to the availability of inoculations.
Administration of Medication at School
Board Policy JGFGBA
It is the policy of the board that the public school should not provide students with medication with these exceptions:
• over-the-counter topical medication applied as part of first aid;
• oral diphenhydramine (Benadryl) given with verbal permission from student’s parent or emergency
contact in the event of suspected severe allergic reaction;
• oral acetaminophen (Tylenol) given with verbal permission from student’s parent or emergency contact in
the event of student’s temperature of 102.6 degrees or higher and parent or emergency designee cannot get to the school to pick up the student for more than 30 minutes.
Parents are asked to send medication to school only if absolutely necessary; for instance, antibiotics prescribed three times a day should be taken at home.
General Guidelines
1. All medications sent to school must be in the original container accompanied by written instructions from the parent or guardian. The “USD 409 Medication Administration Form” may be obtained in the school office or is available for download on the school’s website.
2. Prescription medications must have a current pharmacy label. The pharmacy label will serve as the health care provider’s written order and purpose for prescription medication.
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