Required Immunizations

Proof of completed PA State mandated immunizations are required before a child may attend school. Pennsylvania State Law states that a child may not be admitted to school without proof of these immunizations.  

• Four doses of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis* (1 dose on or after the fourth birthday)

• Four doses of polio (fourth dose on or after the fourth birthday and at lease six months after previous dose given)

• Two doses of measles, mumps and rubella**

• Three doses of hepatitis B

• Two doses of varicella (chicken pox) vaccine or evidence of immunity

Children entering 7th grade require:

• One dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap)

• One dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV)

Children entering 12th grade require:

• 2nd  dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV).  Dose must be given at age 16 or older.  

*There is a 5 day grace period for students to begin the school year without these required vaccines.  After 5 days your child will be excluded.  A 30 day grace period is allowed for those students transferring in to Reynolds from another district.  

Exemptions to the school laws for immunizations are:

• medical reasons;

• religious beliefs; and

• philosophical/strong moral or ethical conviction

 *If your child is exempt from immunizations, he or she may be removed from school during an outbreak.