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    Important – Students Entering 7th Grade, September 2020

     

    Students entering Grade 7 for the 2020-2021 school year must be fully immunized (105 CMR 220.00) and have a current physical exam (M.G.L. c.71, s.57) on record, completed during 6th grade or the summer before 7th grade. This should be on file in the school health office or exclusion from school may occur. 

     

    ( A letter is sent to each student's guardian, to the address of record, during March of 6th grade, informing you of exactly what is required to complete these important records.)

                     Required Immunizations:

        • Tdap (Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis)
        • Varicella – documentation by physician that your child has a history of Chicken Pox or has had 2 doses of the varicella vaccine

                             Please forward (or email) all required documentation to:

                             Karen Doyle, DMS School Nurse

                                   

    School Nurse, Karen Doyle, RN, BSN, MSN

    kdoyle@duxbury.k12.ma.us

    (781) 934-7640 

    fax: (781) 934-6083 

     

     

     

    REMINDER: PARENTS MUST NOW ENTER ALL HEALTH INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY!

    This year we are electronically collecting health information and emergency contact information for your student through the Gateway System.  This information must be updated at the beginning of each school year. Medical information is confidential and only the school nurse will have access to it.

     

    This information is critical to the care of your child during the school day.  We are not able to administer any medication (including over the counter) without your permission via the electronic card.  

     

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  • INFLUENZA VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR
     
    The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has mandated students in Kindergarten – Grade 12 will be required to receive influenza vaccine for the current influenza season for school attendance unless they have a medical or religious exemption.  Students must receive influenza vaccine for the current season by December 31, 2020.  Students who are in the remote education model are not exempt, therefore this mandate includes students in cohort C. 

    Please forward required documentation to the DMS school nurse, Karen Doyle by December 31, 2020.      DMS school nurse contact information is: 

    email:  kdoyle@duxbury.k12.ma.us 
    phone:  781-934-7640 
    fax:  781-934-6083
     
    *†Medical exemptions (statement from a physician stating that a vaccine is medically contraindicated for a student) and religious exemptions
    (statement from a student, or parent/guardian if the student is <18 years of age, stating that a vaccine is against sincerely held religious
    beliefs) should be renewed annually at the start of the school year.