Title 38 — Educational Institutions.
65 chapters · 836 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 38-501 Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter: (1) The term “admit” or the term “admission” means the official enrollment at any level by a school of a student that entitles the student to attend the school regularly, whether full-time or part-time, and to participate fully in all the activiti…
D.C. Code § 38-502 Certification of immunization required
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No student shall be admitted by a school unless the school has certification of immunization for that student, or unless the student is exempted pursuant to § 38-506.
D.C. Code § 38-503 Immunization standards; list of immunizations
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The Mayor shall, by regulations, specify the immunization standards to be used for compliance with this chapter, and may also, by regulation, revise the list of requested immunizations.
D.C. Code § 38-504 Notification of immunization information by school
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(a) With respect to any student for whom a school does not have certification of immunization, the school shall notify a responsible person: (1) That it has no certification of immunization for the student; (2) That it may not admit the student without certification (unless the s…
D.C. Code § 38-505 Attendance without certification
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A school shall permit a student to attend for not more than 10 days while the school does not have certification of immunization for that student. If immunization requires a series of treatments that cannot be completed within the 10 days, the student shall be permitted to attend…
D.C. Code § 38-506 Exemption from certification
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No certification of immunization shall be required for the admission to a school of a student: (1) For whom the responsible person objects in good faith and in writing, to the chief official of the school, that immunization would violate his or her religious beliefs; or (2) For w…
D.C. Code § 38-507 Immunization plan; suspension of chapter
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In order to implement the requirements of this chapter efficiently, the public health authorities may develop a plan under which immunization may be made available to students according to groups defined alphabetically, geographically, or by age or grade or otherwise, and upon ap…
D.C. Code § 38-508 Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions and other applications shall not be affected.