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Immunizations
A Louisiana statute went into effect January 1, 1991, requiring all students who enroll in any school (first time and transfers) to provide evidence of immunization against preventable communicable diseases. Students are not allowed to enroll without evidence of immunization.
Effective fall semester 1998, all first-time students enrolling in Louisiana schools are required to have received three (3) doses of Hepatitis B vaccine, in accordance with Louisiana R.S. 17:170. This requirement applies to all students K4-12.
Effective fall semester 2009, all sixth grade students (all students 11 years of age) are required to have received a 2nd dose of varicella (chicken pox) vaccine, as well as one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
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