Health Services

August 12, 2026: NYS Department of Health Advisory: Federal Executive Order Related to Childhood Vaccine Schedule: No Change to New York State Recommendations or Requirements

Per the NYS Department of Health, children attending day care and grades pre-K-12 in New York State must receive all required doses of vaccines on the recommended schedule in order to attend or remain in school, unless they have a valid medical exemption to immunization. This includes all public, private, and religious schools. A medical exemption is allowed when a child has a medical condition that prevents them from receiving a vaccine. There are no nonmedical exemptions to school vaccine requirements in NYS.

Within 14 days of the first day of school or day care, parents must:

• Show proof of their child's up-to-date vaccinations, OR
• Provide a valid medical exemption from vaccination.

In order to attend or remain in school or day care, children who are unvaccinated or overdue must receive at least the first dose of all required vaccines within the first 14 days. They also must receive subsequent vaccines in the series within a 14-day period of when they are due to complete the immunization series.

For additional Information: Visit the NYS Department of Health webpage. 

All students must have medical clearance completed in order to try out for sports. WCSD offers physical exams prior to sports seasons, but exams can be performed by a private physician as well and uploaded to our online platform, ArbiterSports.

You’ll find registration info here: ArbiterSports Registration Info

Pasted as example; we will need to upload our own files

Authorization for Administration of Medication in School 

Dental Certificate Form

NYS School Health Exam Form
Parental Notice - BMI

Food Allergy Plan?

Asthma Plan?

Students should stay home if they have:

• vomited in the last 24 hours
• had diarrhea in the last 24 hours
• had a fever in the last 24 hours (without medication)
• started antibiotics (including antibiotic eye drops) in the last 24 hours
• have a continuous, uncontrollable cough (if it seems unusual check with medical provider)
• have unexplained, suspicious rashes (until seen by medical provider)

Please notify the health office if your student has been diagnosed with a contagious disease - so we can help keep the Wappingers CSD community safe.

If your child becomes ill at school, we will contact a parent or guardian: Please help us reach you by keeping contact information up to date.