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IheartOman
28-06-2007, 22:24
Is it true that if you don't immunise your chuld that they wont be accepted into daycare or schools and therefore you have to home school?

:detective:
missie_mack
28-06-2007, 22:28
Erm no :no: That would be highly illegal to do that. Immunisation is not compulsary and beside people who choose not to immunise there are people who for health reasons cannot be immunised.
cwsmum
28-06-2007, 22:29
Nope, some places do, but most wont exclude coz of that.
But, because of the risk to your child you will be notified and possibly asked to keep your child home if there is an outbreak of any of those illnesses.
Someone please correct me if that's wrong...but that's what I have been told :)
OJandMe
28-06-2007, 22:31
Nope... that's not the case at all..


You'll find a lot of chikldcare centres will want a letter from your GP or from the immunisation people stating that you have chosen not to immunise or something like that, but as for keeping kids out of school.. nope you can go to school :thumbsup:
IheartOman
28-06-2007, 22:32
oh ok thanks. I immunise but I was just curious as I had heard this somewhere... But I don't know where!?!

Thanks!
missie_mack
28-06-2007, 22:44
Public Health Act 1991 states that
"a member of staff of a school or child care facility must not, except as provided by this section, subject a child who attends or is seeking to attend the school or facility to any detriment because of the child's immunisation status". However, in the event of an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease in a childcare centre, unimmunised children may be asked to stay away from the centre for a period of time for their own protection.

Thats a NSW law. There was a case in QLD which went against this but I'm not sure of anything recently over ruling the above.

HTH
Pippi Longstocking
29-06-2007, 06:48
As the other posters said, it is a myth. It is illegal to exclude a child from school or daycare based on their immunisation status, unless of course there is an outbreak of disease in which case most parents would choose to keep their child at home regardless of vaccination status!
Thrifty Mama
29-06-2007, 08:39
immunisation status can affect your eligibilty for childcare subsidy from Centrelink though, you either have to have you child up to date or lodge your form from you GP stating why you haven't immunised- if you don't, when the data matching is done with medicare your subsidy will stop.
pookiesossige
29-06-2007, 10:08
immunisation status can affect your eligibilty for childcare subsidy from Centrelink though, you either have to have you child up to date or lodge your form from you GP stating why you haven't immunised- if you don't, when the data matching is done with medicare your subsidy will stop.

Both my children are immunised, but I just wanted to breifly point out that the process of lodging a form with the family GP is simple and straight forward. You lodge a form stating that at this stage you feel the various risks your child is exposed to due to being immunised currently outweigh the risks due to not being immunised. No more justification required. It's that simple :thumbsup: Which is why so many do it! :yes:
theycallmemum
29-06-2007, 13:44
Nope, not true. I have two unimmunised boys at primary school. If there is an outbreak of something I am required to keep them home but that has never happened in 6 years.
Josh
01-07-2007, 22:41
At my kids school, if you are not immunised they have to stay home,mainly because we have some kids at our school who have life threatening illnesses,and low immune systems,but other schools are probably different.

jodie+hubby+kids:hugs:
Pippi Longstocking
02-07-2007, 06:37
At my kids school, if you are not immunised they have to stay home,mainly because we have some kids at our school who have life threatening illnesses,and low immune systems,but other schools are probably different.

jodie+hubby+kids:hugs:

I'm sorry, I'm confused. Are you saying non-immunised kids have to stay home during an outbreak of disease or are illegally discriminated against permanently based on their vaccination status?
Josh
02-07-2007, 08:59
I'm sorry, I'm confused. Are you saying non-immunised kids have to stay home during an outbreak of disease or are illegally discriminated against permanently based on their vaccination status?

Soz i meant to say that kids who actually have one of the diseaeses (chicken pox, rubella,and so on)immunised or not have to stay home,because of the kids with really low immune systems,hope i have said it better this time.:yelclap:

jodie+hubby+kids:kiss:
shed
02-07-2007, 11:24
Well, I for one would think keeping a sick child home and away from other kids would just be commonsense, regardless of immunisation status.

The need for a rule about it seems a bit of a sad reflection on that school's opinion of the parents of the kids who attend.
Refresh
02-07-2007, 11:34
Well, I for one would think keeping a sick child home and away from other kids would just be commonsense, regardless of immunisation status.

lol.....uh huh:yes: