anti vax in DC private schools

[Anonymous]

my DD got into a private school in DC and is on a delayed schedule and won't be receiving many more this summer. don't want the debate, just curious if anyone on here sends their child to a private school without being vaccinated.. and which school. thanks

[Anonymous]

No. I hope to God they will not let your daughter attend without all her vaccines being up to date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my DD got into a private school in DC and is on a delayed schedule and won't be receiving many more this summer. don't want the debate, just curious if anyone on here sends their child to a private school without being vaccinated.. and which school. thanks

There are a lot of angry, bitter people on the Private/Independent School forum this week. I would wait until it cools down and ask your question later, or ask on the SN forum if anybody is on a delayed schedule and goes to private and where.

[Anonymous]

The question is DC law, and whether your delayed schedule complies. If there is an absence of vaccinations I suspect they won't want her to attend but if you have done some and will be doing others and it complies with the law, maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I hope to God they will not let your daughter attend without all her vaccines being up to date.

don't worry. your vaccinnated children will be protected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:my DD got into a private school in DC and is on a delayed schedule and won't be receiving many more this summer. don't want the debate, just curious if anyone on here sends their child to a private school without being vaccinated.. and which school. thanks

There are a lot of angry, bitter people on the Private/Independent School forum this week. I would wait until it cools down and ask your question later, or ask on the SN forum if anybody is on a delayed schedule and goes to private and where.

thanks for the tip

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my DD got into a private school in DC and is on a delayed schedule and won't be receiving many more this summer. don't want the debate, just curious if anyone on here sends their child to a private school without being vaccinated.. and which school. thanks

I hope you know the delayed thing is bull shit.

[Anonymous]

When/if a delayed schedule is allowed, do the other parents receive reasonable/fair notice of that, w/o divulging PII?

[Anonymous]

this is not a vaccination conversation but i personally don't want my child to be filled with tons of live vaccines at one time but you are welcome to do whatever you want with your child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is not a vaccination conversation but i personally don't want my child to be filled with tons of live vaccines at one time but you are welcome to do whatever you want with your child

^^"this is not a vaccination conversation but I am going to talk about vaccination"

So I will too!

I don't know about your pediatrician, but at my pediatrician, the vaccines are less than 1 milliliter, not "tons".

Also, the DTaP, Hib, Hep A, Hep B, HPV, flu (except Flumist), pneumococcal, meningococcal, and polio vaccines do not have any live viruses, so I guess you don't have a problem with them?

Also, which do you suppose exposes your child to a greater viral load, getting the measles (or chickenpox) vaccine, or getting measles (or chickenpox)?

[Anonymous]

Op, I suggest you directly speak with the school(s) you are considering and ask their nurse/them their policies and discuss your individual situation. It depends on your child, whether you have written statements from doctor about why you are delayed etc. It will cause trouble having people pinpoint their schools directly and may get some in trouble, even if they are abiding by the law. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Surely none of the private schools are dumb enough to let that happen.

[Anonymous]

In Maryland, they have a section on the health form that has a religious waiver. There is no explanation needed as to what religion or why, so you just sign it and submit the vaccinations that you have done. We got grief like those on here from the school but they accepted it no problem as it met their licensing requirement (we were only missing a few). We spread out the shots due to high fevers and other reactions. Its not a big deal. Plenty of parents do do on schedule as they just "forget" or don't want to be bothered. There is a difference from delayed and not doing them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I hope to God they will not let your daughter attend without all her vaccines being up to date.

don't worry. your vaccinnated children will be protected.

See. This is why you have absolutely no business modifying the vax schedule. No all vaccines work on all people. That is why we need a very high compliance rate. Otherwise herd immunity doesn't work and a large benefit of vaccinating is not realized.

[Anonymous]

I am paying $38k and I certainly hope my child will not be in a class with an unvaccinated child. The OP is entitled to do what she wishes with her kids but I am also entitled to have the school assure me that that is not the case.