IMMUNIZATIONS 

In 2010, the TN Department of Health updated the immunization requirements for all students entering 7th grade or enrolling in college.  Students may be kept out of class if they do not meet the requirements.  Exemptions are allowed only for religious or medical reasond.  The following information should help you prepare for the next school year.  We urge you to take care of your child's immunization needs now; don't wait for the rush!

What is a child required to have before starting 7th grade? 
Children already enrolled in a TN school must provide school officials with the Official Immunization Certificate showing they have received both a tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis booster (Tdap), and a second dose of varicella vaccine (chickenpox) if they have never had chickenpox.  The Tdap booster is necessary because the childhood vaccines for these diseases wear off by the time a child is 11 or 12 years old.