Students & Families

KINDERGARTEN - N. C. STATE LAW REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM DOSES: 

•      5 DTP or DtaP.  (The last dose must be given on/or after age 4.).
•      4 POLIO OPV or IPV VACCINE DOSES.  (The 4th dose must be given on/or after age 4.)
•      4 HIB DOSES. (Not required for children beyond age 5.)     
•      3 HEP B DOSES.  (Children born on or after July 1,1994 are required to have 3 doses. Recommended:
  •        ●  At least one month between 1^st and 2^nd doses, at least four months between 2^nd and 3^rd doses. 
  •         ● Third dose on or after 6 months of age.    
•      2 MMR MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA
  • (First dose on/after 12 months of age; 2^nd dose before entering school.
•      2 VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX) DOSES.
  • (Vaccination is required unless documentation of      disease history is provided by a health care provider.)                                                  

7^th Grade

Students entering 7th grade are required by North Carolina Law to have received one dose of Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) and one dose of the Meningococcal Conjugate vaccine.  This is required for all students regardless of school setting, in person, and remote/virtual. 

12^th Grade

Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, students entering 12th grade are required to have a booster (second) dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine if they have not already received one.

Health Assessments

A North Carolina law requires all students new to North Carolina Schools, or entering Kindergarten for the first time to have a PHYSICAL EXAM.   The physical must occur within the last twelve months and be signed by a physician.