ATTENTION ENTERING 7TH – 12TH GRADERS
Lakeside Union School District
You Could Win Fun Prizes
AB354 is mandating that every student entering the 7th - 12th grade must have the Tdap (tetanus,
diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) booster for the 2011-2012 school year. Do you realize that
pertussis (whooping cough) has taken the lives of 300,000 each year worldwide? Children
below the age of 2-3 months cannot have the vaccine and are susceptible to contracting this
disease from older children and adults within our community.
HOW CAN I WIN? Open to Lakeside Middle School, Tierra Del Sol Middle and East County
Academy of Learning students who provide documentation that they’ve met the state mandated
requirement for Tdap (booster on or after their 7th birthday). If your child is exempt from
vaccinations due to medical reasons or personal beliefs, please contact the health clerk at your
child’s school to complete documentation once that is completed your child will be eligible for
the contest. Submissions must be received by June 9th to be entered into the drawing.
WHAT IF I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE Tdap? Fax, mail or walk a copy of your
immunization card showing proof that you are in compliance with the law (e.g. have had Tdap
on your booster after the age of 7 years old) to your school’s health office. Or have your doctor
fax a letter to the school office specifying the date you had the Tdap immunization booster.
LMS Fax: 619-390-2643
TDS Fax: 619-390-2518
ECAL Fax: 619-390-2575
HOW DOES MY NAME GET IN THE CONTEST? All students providing proper
documentation by June 9th will be eligible to have their name entered into the drawing.
WHO’S PROVIDING THE PRIZES? LMS & TDS PTSA, Lakeside Lions Club, and
Lakeside Community Collaborative.
WHEN WILL THE DRAWING TAKE PLACE? June 10, 2011
SHOULD I BRING MY IMMUNIZATION RECORD TO REGISTRATION?
Yes. You will not be able to register or start school unless you provide documentation that you
have had the Tdap booster and/or are in compliance with the law. However, if you wait until
registration to provide documentation you will not be eligible to participate in the contest.
For more information please visit: http://www.shotsforschool.org
Lakeside Union School District
Health Services Department
NEW CALIFORNIA STATE LAW
(Education Code Section 49403, California code of Regulations Title 17)
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Immunization Requirement
For all 7th – 12th Grade Students
NO STUDENT WILL BEGIN CLASS WITHOUT THIS IMMUNIZTION
All students entering 7th through 12th grade will need proof of having received a pertussis
(whooping cough) immunization booster before the start of the 2011-2012 school year.
To meet this requirement a child will need to have one dose of a pertussis containing vaccine on
or after the 7th birthday.
Check your child’s immunization record with the chart below or call your family physician to
determine if your child has met the requirement.
Vaccine Name
Preventable Diseases
Tdap
DTaP
Td
DT
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
Tetanus, Diphtheria
Diphtheria, Tetanus
Meets 7th-12th Grade Entry
Requirement
YES
YES
NO
NO
If your child has already received this vaccine:
 Please bring your child’s immunization record to their school office as soon as possible
If your child needs this vaccine, immunization may be obtained from:
 Your family physician
 East Region Public Health Center, 855 E. Madison Ave, El Cajon, (619) 441-6500
 Neighborhood Healthcare, 10039 Vine St., Suite 2, Lakeside, (619) 390-2672
Medi-Cal services may be available, please contact Child Health and Disability Prevention
Program at (800) 675-2229.
If you have any questions, please contact Lakeside Middle School (619) 390-2636, Tierra del Sol
Middle School (619) 390-2672, or East County Academy of Learning (619) 390-2634
The law allows (a) parents/guardians to elect a personal belief exemption or (b) physicians to
elect a medical exemption, however all exemptions still require submission of proper
documentation to the school office.
More information may be obtained from the California Department of Health, Immunization
Branch at www.cdph.ca.gov or California’s immunization website for parents at
www.shotsforschool.org.