Beginning school year 2023–2024, DC Health has changed the definition of compliance with the s school immunization requirement and the grades in which children will be excluded from school if they are not compliant. The revised compliance definition is below.

Revised Compliance Definition and Enforcement Policy:

The District of Columbia follows the immunization schedule recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). As soon as children are old enough that a vaccine is recommended, that vaccine is considered “due”.

Once a student is due for a vaccine, that student will be considered non-compliant with DC’s school immunization mandate. DC Health and the Office of the State Superintendent for Education. (OSSE) will no longer differentiate between “due” and “overdue” in the determination of compliance.

Remaining compliant with vaccinations is required in all grades. However, in the 2023–24 school year, students who are not compliant with immunization requirements will be excluded from school only if they are in one of these four grades:

• PreK3
• Kindergarten
• 7th Grade
• 11th Grade

The vaccinations that are required are summarized in this documents

DC School Requirements

Childhood Vaccination Guide

If you have questions about this policy, contact doh.immunization@dc.gov.

For more information regarding immunization schedules, please see the CDC’s page on Immunization Schedules and/or contact your child’s health provider.

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