Immunizations & Physical Exam Requirements

New to Rutherford County Schools

IMMUNIZATION FACTS

• All new students: (NEW to Pre-K, Kindergarten, Tennessee, from a private school or homeschool setting) are required to show proof of vaccination on the “Tennessee Certificate of Immunization" (you can get vaccines transferred by your Primary Care Physician or the Rutherford County Health Department). This has to be done to register at any Rutherford County School. 
• All new students must also show proof of a health PHYSICAL (completed within the last calendar year or within the 1^st 30 days of school). This also needs to be on the Tennessee Certificate of Immunization (physical should be documented in the upper right corner of form).

The student can get the required vaccines at any pharmacy, walk in clinic, primary physician, or health department. The immunizations must be transferred to the “Tennessee Form” at the Doctor's Office or the Health Dept. (Sample form attached below is the ONLY form that can be accepted per Tennessee policy).

**See files below for a list of clinics for vaccines and physicals. 

You may email the form to me at [email protected], fax them to ATTENTION SCHOOL NURSE 615-904-6776, upload them to Skyward, or bring them to the nurse's office.

Exceptions will be granted to any child whose parent or guardian shall file with school authorities a signed, written statement that such measures conflict with one of the following:

1. His/her religious tenets and practices if in the absence of an epidemic or immediate threat of an epidemic; or
2. Due to medical reasons if such child has a written statement from his/her doctor excusing him from such immunization.