Fifteen local students who still haven’t complied with immunization requirements remain suspended from school.
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On Feb. 7, 318 students – 172 elementary and 146 secondary – were not in compliance with the Immunization of School Pupils Act and had received notices their suspensions would begin for up to 20 days.
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As of Monday, 15 of those students, eight secondary and seven elementary, remained suspended, according to the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit.
The health unit is required to collect and maintain the immunization records of all students under the age of 18 attending school in Brantford-Brant. This is to ensure all students have up-to-date records in the event of an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease.
In Ontario, the Immunization of School Pupils Act means all students between the ages of four and 17 must provide proof of routine childhood immunization for tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, meningitis, and varicella (for those children born in 2010 and after) or who have a valid exemption to attend school. Proof of the COVID-19 vaccine is currently not a requirement to attend school and doesn’t need to be reported.
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