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Chickenpox vaccine law puts school officials on the spot

January 16, 2008

As you can see from the story below the need to vaccinate your children is so important. Chickenpox can be prevented, but due to the lack of proper vaccinations it is not. Here is and article from the local news in Brunswick, ME. For the full story visit the link at the end of the article excerpt.

New chicken pox vaccine law puts BHS officials on the spot

01/14/2008 BRUNSWICK —

A chicken pox outbreak barred 140 students from Brunswick High School last week after school staff confirmed on Tuesday that one student had caught the virus.
“We identified the students who could be the most vulnerable to contracting this disease. These students, according to our records, had not received the related immunization or had not contracted the disease during childhood. Contact was made with the identified students along with most of their parents, and efforts were put in place to address or correct the documented status of each student,” Brunswick High School Principal Bruce Cook wrote in a letter to parents and guardians on Wednesday.

To return to school, high school students need to bring documentation of having their first of two rounds of inoculation required for immunity for children older than 13.

All but 20 students returned with the proper documentation the next day, interim Superintendent David Wallace reported at Wednesday’s School Board meeting, but seven students were still excluded as of Friday. Snow canceled classes today.

Special Education Director Paul Austin said the school confirmed one case of chicken pox on Tuesday, and a new law implemented this year meant students that didn’t have documentation of either immunity or inoculation could be sent home for up to 16 days.

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