Welcome to NJ.. Got Shots?Get the flu shot, or no more preschool or daycare for you if you live in NJ and your child is under 59 months of age*!
Today, Wednesday January 14th is the flu-shot deadline in New Jersey for preschoolers (previously extended from 12/31). Those who don't have the shot will not be allowed to attend preschool or daycare until the flu shot is over (in April).
Today I am angry.
Even though my child will not be removed from school due to legal exempted status, I can only begin to imagine the blow that it would be to her (and me) if she could not go to school or daycare everyday. All over a flu shot?
Are you prepared to homeschool or have alternate child-care arrangements for your preschooler for 3 months? For the special ed population where will they receive their therapies while unable to attend preschool? Since NJ is forcing them out of school will they still provide therapies that they are by law bound to provide to these children who are entitled to a FAPE (free and appropriate public education?). And how much further behind will these children be when they return back to school in April. Will they be so far behind that they will not be ready to attend Kindergarten next year?
*NJ does allow for Religious Exemption or Medical Exemption
Read the steps at the NJ Coalition for Vaccination Choice on what you can do:
http://www.njvaccinationchoice.org/action.html
Visit the NJ Alliance for Informed Choice In Vaccination
http://njaicv.org/
Read My Stance on Vaccination Choice:
5 comments:
It's a mad, mad, VERY sad world when our children are left out in the cold because of the choices some governments make.
What are folks supposed to do now? Move across the river?
Is this the beginning of what is to come?
Sad! Very sad!
Adonya
Adonya Wong
Author | Autism Blogger
Stupid. I don't make mine take it because the times they have they felt awful and got sick over having it. I mean flu shot? If you take it you might get the flu anyway! Some insurances won't even pay for it.
I didn't realize this. No wonder why the school huffed and puffed over my youngest getting his flu shot before starting the special needs preschool on the 5th.
OMG, I hadn't realized that this was happening. It's a sad realization when companies, corporations and rule-makers will go to such extremes and at the "expense" of our vulnerable and innocent children to keep their wallets padded.
Sad, indeed.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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