PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
A complete physical examination is required of all children entering Malden Public Schools. Completed physical examination forms must be presented to complete enrollment. No child will be able to attend school without providing all required medical documentation. Only upon completion of this process will a child be fully registered and allowed to begin school. For more information about immunizations and physical examination requirements, contact the Director of Nursing, Patricia Tramondozzi, at 781-397-6106 or ptramondozzi@maldenps.org
IMMUNIZATION
THE STATE LAW CHAPTER 76, SECTION 15, INDICATES THAT NO CHILD SHOULD BE ADMITTED TO SCHOOL UNLESS HE OR SHE HAS BEEN IMMUNIZED AGAINST DIPHTHERIA, TETANUS, PERTUSSIS, MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA, POLIO, CHICKEN POX, AND HEPATITIS B, except for medical or religious reasons. The medical record must indicate dates of immunization-month, day and year. Department of Public Health regulations effective March 1, 1990, require children to present evidence of having been previously screened for lead poisoning as a condition for entry into kindergarten. Parents should provide documentation from their child’s pediatrician. Immunization inoculations may be obtained from a private physician or by appointment from the Board of Health Clinic.
According to rules and regulations by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, students entering kindergarten need:
According to rules and regulations by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, students entering KINDERGARTEN need:
• 3 doses of Hepatitis B
• 5 doses of DTaP/DTP (must have a dose after 4th birthday)
• 4 doses of Polio (must have a dose after 4th birthday)
• 2 doses of MMR
• 2 doses of Varicella
• 1 dose MenACWY (Grade 7 entry)
• a physical exam (done within the last 12 months)
• Lead test and results
• TB test and results OR medical documentation. This is a city requirement
• Vision including stereopsis testing, hearing
Students entering grades 1-6 need:
• 3 doses of Hepatitis B
• at least 4 doses of DTaP/DTP or at least 3 doses of TD (must have a dose after 4th birthday)
• at least 4 doses of Polio (must have a dose after 4th birthday)
• 2 doses of MMR
• 2 doses of Varicella
• a physical exam on file (done within the last 12 months)
• TB test and results OR medical documentation. This is a city requirement.
Students entering grades 7-8 need:
• 3 doses of Hepatitis B
• at least 4 doses of DTaP/DTP or at least 3 doses of TD, and 1 dose of TDaP/TD (must have a dose after 4th birthday)
• at least 4 doses of Polio (must have a dose after 4th birthday)
• 2 doses of MMR
• 2 doses of Varicella
• a physical exam (done within the last 12 months)
• TB test and results OR medical documentation. This is a city requirement.
Students entering grade 9-12 need:
- Physical Exam – completed within one year of entrance
- All of the previous immunizations for K-8