OMG |
Yeah, this is what is over at Potomac. |
One of my kids has an egg allergy, so I know all to well that some kids can get vaxxed. She was actually able to get it, but we worried she wouldn’t be able to. Schools will provide exemptions to anyone who can’t get it due to medical reasons, and some kids being medically exempt makes it all the more important for those who can to get it. This attitude is exactly why there have been outbreaks of measles, pertussis, etc., in recent years, particularly amongst children. Get your kids vaccinated. |
| It is only required for summer school. |
of course that state wants nothing better than to take away parenting rights, hence the hysteria over gender affirming care - whatever that means |
| OP: for what it's worth, we never had our kids get the bivalent booster. So I do not believe they are requiring anything beyond that first "series" of vaccines. There is no health or scientific reason that teenagers and younger should be getting the bivalent boosters or anymore Covid boosters at this point, unless for very specific health reasons provided by a doctor. |
LOL how is this not satire? |
Surely you know what “gender affirming care” means, as it is right in the description. It’s any care that helps affirm your gender identity. My friend who received a breast lift after nursing 3 babies received gender affirming care. My aunt who had a double mastectomy due to breast cancer and underwent reconstructive surgery received gender affirming care. And a trans person who takes T or hormone blockers receives gender affirming care. The Botox I receive once a quarter is gender affirming care, even, as I feel it helps my face remain more feminine. |
OP here: thank you to one of the few grown posters for this informative and non-hysterical post. Helpful information without the hoopla. |
No- they gave over a year of advance notice that it would be required this next school year much like other vaccines that are required for the school year. They do allow for medical exemptions. There are other schools if that doesn't suit your family's needs. Of note, if your child gets covid, they do allow online learning for the days missed (only during covid quarrantine period). |
Potomac PP here-who didn't get bivalent--and this doesn't sound right. There have been no communications about the vaccination protocols for the 23-24 school year. Yes, this year, they were still requiring the initial "full" round of vaccination against Covid. But they have not required updated vaccinations for each new school year. |
Thanks, this is helpful. |
Now that the FDA has ended the primary vaccine series, schools won't be able to require it any more because students would not be able to go out and get it. Thus, schools could either drop covid vaccine requirements or require the bivalent. Many colleges have opted to drop covid vaccination requirements recently, although a few have said they will switch to requiring the bivalent. |
If everything was required in 22-23, then what new school year has happened that did not require something? |
You may be thinking of Flint Hill (I don't know their policy), but COVID vaccination is required at Potomac. I'm sure it will also be required of all new students in the Fall. |