A healthy school setting gives all students the best chance to learn and grow. Vaccines are very important to this effort. They protect children from getting and spreading diseases that can make them very sick. For this reason, we require children aged 2-months to 18-years-old who are entering or attending child care, public school, or private school be vaccinated against certain diseases.

• The number of vaccine doses your child needs may vary. It depends on:
  

• Age
• Grade
• Medical History
• if they have gotten vaccine doses before.

• Talk to your child’s health care provider for more information.

Children in grades 6–12

• The Tdap booster (by grade 6).
• MenACWY (meningococcal conjugate) (by grade 7).

Click on Learn More for the Office of School Health August 2025 letter.