Effective September 2016, students entering Grade 6 must provide documentation of having received the following vaccines:
Tdap Vaccine (Boostrix, Adacel) - N.J.A.C.8:57-4.10 requires all children born after January 1, 1997 and enrolled in a New Jersey school from another state or country to receive a minimum of one dose of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) vaccine given no earlier than their 10th birthday.
Meningococcal Vaccine (Menactra, Mennomune) - N.J.A.C.8:57-4.20 requires all children born after January 1, 1997 and enrolled in Grade 6 or transferring into a New Jersey school from another state or country to receive one dose of meningococcal (meningitis) vaccine.
Once your child has received them, please send their updated immunization record to your child's school nurse.
For further assistance or questions, please contact your child's school nurse as listed below.
Stephanie Di Leo, BSN, RN || Marian Kentner, BSN, RN
Brooklake School Nurse || Ridgedale School Nurse
973.822.3888 x 4003 || 973.822.3855 x 2004
stephanie.dileo@fpks.org || marian.kentner@fpks.org