Physical and Immunization Information
Physical and Immunization Information:
- ALL students need a CURRENT physical with immunizations (CT Blue Form link below) to enter K, 7th grade, and 10th grade
- Doctors DO NOT automatically send it to school
- Immunizations needed to enter 7th grade: 1. Tdap 2. Meningitis
- ALL children participating in SPORTS need a current physical with immunization.
- physicals are valid for 13 months to play sports
- once a physical "expires" (older than 13 months), a new physical will need to be provided to school
- Please keep in mind that physicals are not required after K until 7th grade, your school will NOT have a current physical to start sports.
- NEW TO DISTRICT students must have a current physical with immunizations to start school
CT Blue Form (Physical Assessment):
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/School-Nursing/Forms/HAR3.pdf
CT Immunization Information
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/dph/infectious_diseases/immunization/School-Survey/2021-2022-CT-School-Immunization-Requirements-2.pdf
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 860-496-4069
Nurses' fax: 860-485-6366
State Laws for Physicals and Immunizations
https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_169.htm
Chapter 169 School Health and Sanitation
Sec. 10-206b. Health assessments.(b) Each local or regional board of education shall require each child to have a health assessment prior to public school enrollment.
Sec. 10-204a. Required immunizations. (a) Each local or regional board of education, or similar body governing a nonpublic school or schools, shall require each child to be protected by adequate immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella, hemophilus influenzae type B and any other vaccine required by the schedule for active immunization adopted pursuant to section 19a-7f** before being permitted to enroll in any program operated by a public or nonpublic school under its jurisdiction.