Close to 3,000 children attending elementary school across Waterloo Region were suspended from school on Wednesday morning for not having up-to-date immunization records.
For several months, the region has been campaigning for people to get their children’s vaccinations up to date, including sending letters home to parents on a couple of occasions, warning that students’ records needed to be up to date or they would be suspended.
It announced in January that 32,000 students did not have up-to-date records: 22,000 elementary students and 10,000 high school students.“We have made remarkable progress from the original 27,567 immunization notices we sent to parents in November and December 2023,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health, stated.“Since that time, we have resolved more than 24,500 outdated vaccination records, providing students with valuable protection against these serious and preventable diseases.
The high school students still have a few weeks to get their records up to date or else face suspension. The ISPA requires students to have proof-of-vaccination records for diphtheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and meningitis, which must be on file with public health.Remote work and how it’s shaping where people are now buying homes in Ontario“Given the high number of suspensions, it may take several days before you can be seen at an appointment and return your child to school,” a release from the region warns.
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