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Attendance, 504 Medication, and Immunizations

Absence Policy  
Daily attendance in school is a legal obligation and an educational responsibility.  When children are absent, they are required to bring in a doctor's note or a written letter from the parent explaining the absence.  Extended absences require documentation, such as a doctor's note. Even in an emergency situation, children will not be excused for extended absences to visit other countries.  ​
 
Absences negatively impact your child's education: 
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  • Students miss out on important learning material. 
  • Excessive unexcused absences in some cases may be considered educational neglect (schools are state-mandated to report cases of educational neglect) 
  • Excessive absences impact school funding. 
  • Children are expected to attend half days of school.

Attendance Chart Extended Vacations and Travel

Extended vacations and family travel are not acceptable absences. Students must be in attendance every day until the start of the holiday or holiday break.  Children will be marked absent during such failure to attend school.  Attendance is a requirement for promotion to the next grade. 

 

To learn more about Attendance, please visit NYC Public School Website

 

Note: Children will NOT be provided with homework during extended absences unless medically documented.  The work that the teachers and the children do each day in school is valuable and cannot be equated to a few worksheets.  Please honor the work that your child and the staff do by ensuring that your child attends school each and every day, including half days.

 

Attendance Flyer

Student Medication/504 Forms

 

504 - Nurse is not allowed to dispense medication unless she has this form on file. 

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If your child's doctor has informed you that your child requires medication at school, a 504 form must be completed and submitted to the school nurse.  The medication also needs to be given to the school nurse with the doctor's instructions.  The 504 form needs to be updated and filled out EVERY year.  

 

Any questions, please contact our School Nurse, Ms. Yelena Kafarskaya, at 718-441-4448 Ext. 2510

 
Immunization Requirements for Schools 2025-2026

A healthy school setting gives all students the best chance to learn and grow. Vaccines are very important to this effort. They protect children from getting and spreading diseases that can make them very sick. For this reason, we require children aged 2 months to 18 years old who are entering or attending child care, public school, or private school to be vaccinated against certain diseases.

 

The number of vaccine doses your child needs may vary. It depends on:

  • age,
  • grade,
  • medical history, and
  • If they have gotten vaccine doses before.

Talk to your child’s health care provider for more information.

 

All students, from those in child care through grade 12, need the following vaccines: 

  • The DTaP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis),
  • Poliovirus,
  • MMR (measles-mumps-rubella),
  • Varicella, and
  • Hepatitis B.
 
Children under age five enrolled in child care and pre-kindergarten (pre-k): 
  • Hib (Haemophilus influenza type b),
  • PCV (pneumococcal conjugate), and
  • Influenza (flu).
    • Children must receive the flu vaccine by the end of December for the current school year. It is best to vaccinate your child as soon as the vaccine becomes available. It becomes available in early fall.
 
 Children in grade 6-12: 
  • The Tdap booster (by grade 6), and
  • MenACWY (meningococcal conjugate) (by grade 7).
 
Immunization Chart for the 2025-26

Immunization Requirements and Letter