Students enrolling in the Dallas Independent School District for the first time must provide evidence of required immunizations. Official records from a physician or health clinic, which provide documentation of current immunizations, are required. All immunizations should be completed by the first date of attendance. The law requires that students be fully vaccinated against the specified diseases.  

Exemptions from Immunizations
Exemptions from immunization requirements may be granted on a medical basis or for reasons of conscience. A medical exemption, signed by a physician, is required annually if not otherwise stated by the physician. Exemption for reasons of conscience must be submitted on an affidavit provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Exemption for reason of conscience is granted for two years. Exemptions are not recognized in times of epidemics. Students will need to be immunized or not attend school if an epidemic is declared by the Commissioner of Health.

Provisional Enrollment for Missing Immunizations
A student may be enrolled provisionally if the student has an immunization record that indicates the student has received at least one dose of each specified age-appropriate vaccine required by this rule. To remain enrolled, the student must complete the required subsequent doses in each vaccine series on schedule and as rapidly as is medically feasible and provide acceptable evidence of vaccination to the school.

**A school nurse will review the immunization status of a provisionally enrolled student every 30 days to ensure continued compliance in completing the required doses of vaccination. If, at the end of the 30-day period, a student has not received a subsequent dose of vaccine, the student is not in compliance and the school shall exclude the student from school attendance until a required dose is administered.**

Upload immunization records HERE or bring them directly to the clinic by SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 for SY 22-23. 

Information taken from Dallas Independent School District Safety Protocols that can be found at www.dallasisd.org.
9400 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY | DALLAS, TEXAS 75231 | 972.925.3700 | WWW.DALLASISD.ORG