Dear Parents/Guardians, 

Now that the warm weather has arrived, please consider applying sunscreen to your child before school, especially those students who have fair skin with a tendency to burn.  Remember that between recess and gym, those minutes that your child may spend outdoors can add up and one blistering burn during childhood can double their chance of developing malignant melanoma during their lifetime!

 

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PARENTS OF STUDENTS ENTERING 6TH GRADE IN THE FALL OF 2009:

Changes in New York State Public Health Law Section 2164, require all students entering sixth grade or a comparable age level special education program and are 11 years of age or older, must receive a booster immunization containing tetanus toxoids, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis known as Tdap.  Two exceptions are listed as follows: 

·         If a student has received a Td, DT, or DTaP vaccination within the last two years, the student’s Tdap vaccination should be deferred until a period of two years has elapsed.  

·         10-year-old students who are entering 6^th grade will not be required to receive a Tdap vaccine and will not be excluded from school, but they must be flagged, tracked, and immunized when they turn 11 years old.  

            This law requires schools to exclude students not in compliance with the law and also to report a list of the students’ names and addresses not in compliance to the local health department.        

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Tips to prevent the spread of the H1N1 (Swine) Flu Virus: