507.01 - Student Health and Immunization Certificates

Students desiring to participate in athletic extracurricular activities or enrolling kindergarten (K) or first (1^st) grade in the district shall have a physical examination by a licensed physician and provide proof of such an examination to the school district. A physical examination and proof of such an examination may be required by the administration for students in other grades enrolling for the first time in the district.

A certificate of health stating the results of a physical examination and signed by the physician shall be on file at the attendance center. Each student shall submit an up-to-date certificate of health upon the request of the superintendent of schools. Failure to provide this information may be grounds for disciplinary action.

Students enrolling for the first time in the district shall also submit a certificate of immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubeola, rubella, and any other immunizations required by the school district. The student may be admitted conditionally to the attendance center if the student has not yet completed the immunization process but is in the process of doing so. Failure to meet the immunization requirement will be grounds for expulsion.

Exemptions from the immunization requirement in this policy will be allowed only for medical or religious reasons recognized under the law. The student must provide a valid Iowa State Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Exemption to be exempt from this policy.

Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§139.9, 232.647-.75, 280.13 (1991).
281 Iowa Admin. Code 7
281 Iowa Admin. Code 11.4(13).

Cross Reference: 402.2   Child Abuse Reporting
                501      Student Attendance
                507      Student Health and Well-Being

Approved: 4-13-92, 1-10-00, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Reviewed: 12-13-99, 10-14-02, 2-12-07, 11-12-12, 2-8-16, 2-13-19
Revised:

dawn.gibson.cm… Fri, 06/21/2024 - 12:02