PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND IMMUNIZATIONS
5.11.4
Massachusetts State Law requires that children have a physical examinations at
intervals throughout his/her school career. In Millis, these intervals are when
entering kindergarten and again in grades 3, 7 and 11. A yearly physical examination
by a physician is required if a child participates in interscholastic sports. Parents
may have examinations performed by a private physician. All children must be
immunized as required by the state law before being admitted to school. Parents
should realize that a "booster" of tetanus toxoid should be given every ten years
after the initial series of "baby shots", For most students, this is usually due
around the fifteenth birthday.