900 more Ottawa students suspended over immunization records

Ottawa Public Health has suspended another 900 students from 75 schools inboth the Ottawa Catholic School Board and the Conseil des coles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario over out-of-date immunization records.

The agency had already issued thefirst round of 20-day suspensions,under the authority of the Immunization of School Pupils Act, to900 Ottawa Catholic School Boardelementary studentsat 40 different schoolsjust before the holiday break onDecember 15.

Since then, about82 per cent of those students have provided proof of updated records, leaving about 160 students still under suspension, the agency said.

Suspensions can also be lifted when a valid exemption is provided.

Parents can contactOttawa Public Health:

• Online atwww.parentinginOttawa.ca/Immunization
• By fax at613-580-9660
• By phone at613-580-6744or TTY:613-580-9656
• Through the ImmunizeCA App:appottawa.immunize.ca
• By mail atImmunization Program, 100 Constellation Drive, 7thfloor West, Mail Code 26-44, Ottawa, ON, K2G 6J8

Ottawa Public Health is alsooffering catch-up clinics by appointment. For more information, call613-580-6744.

The agencybeganan automated calling campaign in July after a review found that63,000 records were out of date.