Immunization Requirements
New York State Law Section 2164 requires certain immunizations (shots) to enter prekindergarten, kindergarten and Grades 1-6 and attend school. Please check with your health care provider as soon as possible to make sure that your child has all the needed immunizations.
For the 2016-17 School Year
New York State now Mandates Meningitis Vaccine for 7th & 12th Graders: New York
State now mandates all 7th & 12th graders to have at least one
Meningitis vaccine before entering the 2016-2017 school year. All
students entering seventh grade in September 2016 MUST have 1 dose to
enter, All students entering grade 12 in September 2016 must have 1 dose
if the first dose was given at age 16 or older and 2 doses if first
dose was given BEFORE age 16. Please check with your pediatrician to
ensure your children have proper immunizations.
2015-16 Immunization Information for Students Entering: