Immunizations

Immunizations

The State of Connecticut Statutes Sec. 10-204a require that local boards of education require that each student be protected  through adequate immunization against some infectious childhood diseases before being permitted to enroll in any program operated by a public or nonpublic school under its jurisdiction.

Department of Public Health defines “new entrant” as follows:

“New entrants are any students who are new to the school district, including all preschoolers and all students coming in from Connecticut private, parochial, and charter schools located in the same or another community. All preschoolers, as well as all students entering kindergarten, including those repeating kindergarten, and those moving from any public or private pre-school program, even in the same school district, are considered new entrants. The one exception is students returning from private approved special education placements-they are not considered new entrants.”

Medical exemptions are allowed when appropriate documentation is presented and approved by the school nurse. (Read more about our BOE policy on student immunizations here.)

Non-medical exemptions are no longer allowed in the State of Connecticut; this is per Public Act 21-6, which repealed non-medical exemptions.

Connecticut Immunization school entry requirements require that students whose initial immunizations have been given but additional required immunizations are in process to submit this certification from the student’s physician, physician assistant (PA) or advance practice registered nurse (APRN) that the additional immunizations are in process in accord with guidelines and schedule specified by the Commissioner of Public Health (Connecticut Department of Public Health Form For In Process Required School Immunizations).

If your student is medically exempt from vaccination due to medical/health reasons, a medical exemption form must be filled out in its entirety by a board certified provider with active licensure and returned to your child's school nurse.

List of Required Vaccinations per Connecticut State Government