To prevent Communicable Disease and due to New York State requirement, all students must be immunized; no student will be allowed to attend Fulton City School District without proof of the state minimum requirements. Acceptable proof of immunization should be provided in a form of certificate from a physician or clinic specifying types and dates of immunization or disease or blood test results that show proof of immunity. When a range exists, the NYS Department of Health may require your child to receive the higher dosage.

Please send proof of immunization to the school nurse where your child will be attending school in the fall. Proof of immunization must be any one of the three items listed below:

• An immunization certificate signed by your healthcare provider
• Immunization Registry report (NYSIIS or CIR from NYC) from your healthcare provider or your county health department
• A blood test (titer) lab report that proves your child is immune to the diseases
  • For varicella (chickenpox), a note from your health care provider (MD, NP, PA) which says your child had the disease is also acceptable
• Kindergartners without proof of starting their immunizations may NOT start school. Telling the nurse the date and place of shots does not help. New York State requires actual proof (signed documents) of the beginning of the mandatory immunizations.

The school nurse will contact parents of children delayed in their immunization schedules. 

MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE

One dose of meningococcal vaccine is required before 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade. If your child had the first dose as a sixth-grader, then another dose is not required until 12th grade. A total of two doses will be required before 12th grade. Most students entering 12th grade got their first dose when they were younger and are now due for their second dose, or booster. This booster is needed because protection from the vaccine decreases over time. The only teens who will not need a second dose before 12th grade are those who got their first dose on or after their 16th birthday. It's best to check with your doctor to see whether or not your child needs the vaccine. Students who are not up-to-date will not be allowed to attend school unless they are vaccinated.