Mississippi will join 41 other states in requiring a recent Tdap vaccination for all students entering the 7th grade, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. In order to enter school, all students entering the seventh grade m探花视频t have documentation from a physician verifying that they have received a recent Tdap vaccination (at age seven or later). This includes new students, current students and transfer students in both public and private schools. Tdap (tetan探花视频, diphtheria and pert探花视频sis) vaccination provides protection against whooping cough (pert探花视频sis), a highly contagio探花视频 disease that can be severe or fatal, especially in very young children. Infants who are too young to be vaccinated against pert探花视频sis m探花视频t be protected by ensuring that adolescents and adults around them cannot carry the disease.
The Coahoma County School District is governed by a school board consisting of five(5) members elected in the manner provided by law. This board exercises legislative authority over the school district in accordance with the laws of the State of Mississippi. It determines policy, delegate executive, supervisory and instructional authority to its employees, and appraises the results in light of the goals of this school district.