JLCB - IMMUNIZATION OF STUDENTS
JLCB - IMMUNIZATION OF STUDENTS
NEPN/NSBA Code: JLCB
IMMUNIZATION OF STUDENTS
All students who enroll in Lewiston schools are required by Maine law to present a certificate of immunization or evidence of immunization or immunity against poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox).
One dose of Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap) is required for students entering 7th grade.
Immunization against meningococcal disease is required as follows:
A. One dose of meningococcal vaccine MCV4 is required for students entering 7th grade.
B. Students entering 12th grade are required to have received two doses of MCV4. The first dose shall have been received on or after the 11th birthday, and the second dose shall have been received on or after the 16th birthday, at least eight weeks after the first dose. Only one dose is required if the first dose is administered when the student is 16 years of age or older.
Non-immunized students shall not be permitted to attend school unless one of the following conditions are met:
A. The parents/guardians provide to the school written assurance that the student will be immunized within 90 days of enrolling in school or their first attendance in classes, whichever date is earlier. This option is available only once to each student during their school career; or
B. The parents/guardians provide a physician’s written statement each year that immunization against one or more diseases may be medically inadvisable (as defined by law/regulation);
The Superintendent shall exclude from school any non-immunized student when there is a clear danger to the health of others as provided by law.
The Superintendent/designee is directed to develop such administrative procedures as are necessary to carry out this policy and comply with statutory requirements.
Legal Reference: 20-A MRSA §§ 6352-6359
Chapter 126 (Me. Dept. of Ed. Rules) (May 10, 2018)
Cross Reference: JLCC – Communicable/Infectious Diseases
JRA – Student Educational Records
Adopted: June 7, 2000
Revised: July 22, 2002
Reviewed: September 24, 2012
Revised: April 25, 2022