HUTCHINSON, Kan. — School begins soon and that means your child will need to be vaccinated. Kansas state law requires all students to be vaccinated before attending school each year or to provide annual documentation of an exemption. The list of vaccinations has been updated for this 2019-20 school year.
The new required list of vaccinations is available HERE.
The Hutchinson school district doesn’t consider a student enrolled and the student will not be allowed to attend school in August until the school receives documentation of the current vaccinations or a letter citing the exemption.
Vaccinations are available from a family physician, Prairie Star Health Center, The Little Clinic inside Dillons on East 30th, Reno County Health Department or local pharmacies.
Since vaccination providers do not automatically share this information with the district, parents and guardians will have to provide it before the first day of school. Additionally, families who enroll online will still need to bring the paper documentation for vaccinations or exemptions to the district office or school. Walk-in enrollment is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 31 for Pre-K through eighth grade and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 5 at Hutchinson High School.
After enrollment days, records should be taken to the individual school’s health office.
First-time enrollees to the district under the age of 9 must present:
A certified copy of their birth certificate, a certified copy of the court order placing the child in the custody of the Secretary of the Department for Children and Families, Social Security identification card, baptismal certificate or other documentation approved by the superintendent.
A physical completed by the child’s physician.
Record of current vaccinations or documentation of one of the exemptions listed below.
First-time enrollees to the district ages 9 and older must present:
A certified copy of their birth certificate, a certified copy of the court order placing the child in the custody of the Secretary of the Department for Children and Families, Social Security identification card, baptismal certificate or other documentation approved by the Superintendent.
Record of current vaccinations or documentation of one of the exemptions listed below.
Returning enrollees must present or have on file a current immunization record or documentation of one of the two exemptions:
An annual written statement signed by a licensed physician stating the physical condition of the child to be such that the tests or inoculations would seriously endanger the life or health of the child, or
A written statement signed by one parent or guardian that the child is an adherent of a religious denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such tests or inoculations.
The district may contact students whose records do not show proof of vaccinations with a periodic automated call until the start of school. The first day of school for pre-kindergarten through HHS freshmen is Aug. 15 with HHS sophomores through seniors reporting on Aug. 16.