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Parent Alert - Immunization Requirements
 
All Young 5 and kindergarten students need immunizations completed before entering school.
 
 Here is a list of the required immunizations needed.
  • 3 doses of Hepatitis (Hep B)
  • 2 doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
  • 2 doses of Chicken Pox (Var)
  • 3 doses of Polio (IPV or OPV)
 
All Sixth grade students or any student 11-18 years of age changing school districts are required to have the following immunizations.
  • 1 dose of Meningococcal (MCV4 or MPSV4)
  • 1 dose of Tetanus, Diphtheria, acellular Pertussis (Tdap) (if 5 years have passed since last dose of tetanus/diphtheria vaccine (DTaP, Td, or DT).
 
 
The following immunizations are also recommended for any student 11-18 years of age, but they are not required at this time.
  • 3 doses of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • 2 doses of Hepatitis A (hep A)
  • Flu vaccine every year in the fall and winter months
 
Immunization waivers are available at the school for any student who cannot medically have immunizations or if parents object to immunization for religious or personal reasons. If you have any questions regard these requirements or your student’s immunization record, please contact Kathy LaPonsie RN at 912-1812. Thank you.
Immunization Information
Michigan law requires that all students must be immunized against vaccine preventable diseases to attend Cass City Public Schools. If you have an objections to any of the immunizations that are recognized under the current public health code, a waiver form is available at my office.
 
It is Cass City Public Schools desire to have all students up to date on their immunizations. Immunizations protect our kids and our society from diseases that were common and deadly in the past before immunizations where available. 
 
If you have any questions regarding your child’s immunizations please contact me. I have posted a required immunizations link and an informational link for parents on HPV, meningococcal and other vaccines for pre-teens and teens. The state recommends that children have their shots updated in the 6th grade. If they are not updated at this time, children become over due and do not meet state requirements around age 14 and 15. It is a requirement to have a dose of Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis within the last ten years. If your child was not updated in the 6th grade, please immunize as soon as possible to avoid exclusion from school. Cass City Public Schools does not desire to exclude anyone because of immunizations, but this is a state mandate. Our goal is to have healthy and responsible students. Please help us in this goal.
 
Thank You,
 
Kathy LaPonsie RN
Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth

In the spring, students in the 7th, 9th, and 11th grades participated in an online survey called the Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MPHY). Here is some of the information collected.

In the 7th grade

          10.8% of students had sexual intercourse
          6% before the age of 11

In the 9th grade

          30.4% of students had sexual intercourse
          6.9% before the age of 13

          18.8% had sexual intercourse with one or more
          people in the last 3 months

          Out of those students 52.6% had drank alcohol 
          or used drugs before the last  sexual intercourse.

In the 11th grade

          46% of students had sexual intercourse
          2.3% before the age of 13

          43.7% had sexual intercourse with one or more 
          people in the last 3 months

          Out of those students 29.7% had drank alcohol 
          or used drugs before the last sexual intercourse.

These statistics are alarming to the committee. We believe we are responsible to educate students to become healthy and responsible members of society. Please check out the Michigan Model website at www.emc.cmich.edu/mm/default.htm We value your opinion. As a committee we want to reflect the community's values and needs. Thank you for filling out the parent survey sent home with your child. If you did not recieve one please download a copy and return it to Campbell Elementary, ATTN: Kathy LaPonsie RN. This is an anonymous survey.

Thank You,

The Healthy and Responsible Relationships Committee
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