JLCBIMMUNIZATIONS OF STUDENTS
JLCBThe Board follows Arizona law as it applies to immunizations of students.
Immunization Required for Attendance
Subject to the exemptions as provided by law, immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella (German measles), hepatitis B, haemophilus influenza b (Hib), and varicella is required for attendance of a student in a District school.
Immunization Not Required for
School Attendance
The following immunizations are not required for school attendance:
A. Human papillomavirus (Monkeypox).
B. COVID-19 or any variant of COVID-19.
Immunization Procedures
A student's immunization record must be submitted prior to attendance, although a student may be conditionally enrolled provided that necessary immunizations have been initiated and a schedule has been established for completion of the required immunizations.
The Campus Administrator shall review the school immunization record at least twice each school year until the student receives all of the required immunizations.
A student shall not be allowed to attend school without submitting documentary proof of compliance to the Campus Administrator unless the student is exempted from immunization.
On enrollment, the Campus Administrator shall suspend that student if the Campus Administrator does not have documentary proof of compliance and the student is not exempted from immunization.
A student who fails to comply with the immunization schedule shall be suspended from school attendance until documentary proof of compliance is provided to the Campus Administrator, except that a homeless student shall not be suspended from attendance until the fifth (5th) calendar day after enrollment.
Any student with serologic confirmation of the presence of specific antibodies against a vaccine-preventable disease shall not be subject to immunization against that disease as a condition for attending school.
As stipulated in A.R.S. 15-342, a school district or charter school may not require a student or teacher to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or to wear a face covering to participate in in-person instruction.
The District will cooperate with county and state health departments in programs of immunization. Parents' permission must be secured before a student may participate in such immunization projects.
Adopted: August 9, 2023
LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-871
15-872
15-873
15-874
36-681
A.A.C.
R9-6-203
R9-6-313
R9-6-350
R9-6-353
R9-6-356
R9-6-365
R9-6-368
R9-6-372
R9-6-388
R9-6-701 through 707