P»«« 4-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-TueMlay, October 9, 1979
State To Enforce Law In 1980~81^
KM Schools Enforcing It Now
By GARY STEWART
Co-Editor
A new law requiring all achool
children In grades K-12 to be Im
munized for measles, rubella, DPT
and polio will be strictly enforced
beginning with the 1980-81 achool
term.
Kings Mountain schools have
already begun steps to comply with
the law, which went Into effect July
1.
Supt. William Davis said school
nurse Betty Masters and social
worker Hallle Blanton will spend the
next several weeks personally
checking the records of all of the
4,000-plus students In the eight
district schools.
"We will strictly enforce the
policy established by the state that
Immunization be required," said
Davis. "Anyone who has not been
immunized will be given a 30 day
grace period and at the end of 30
days. If the student hasn’t had Im
munization, he will not be permitted
to continue school attendance."
Kings Mountain schools had a
serious immunization problem
almost a year ago when It was
discovered by Mrs. Masters that a
large percentage of the students had
Incomplete Immunization records.
Most of the students Involved were
those who had transferred In from
other districts.
"We hadn’t monitored the records
closely enough," said Davis. "But
we corrected It by the end of the
year.”
Davis said the number of students
with Incomplete records now Is
“very small, but Mrs. Masters and
Mrs. Blanton will be spending a lot
of time the next two weeks making
sure all students are In compliance
with the Immunization law.”
Dr. J.N. MacOormack, head of the
Communicable Disease Control
Branch of the Department of Human
Resources’ Division of Health
Services, said the only exceptions to
the law this year are rubella for
students who entered school before
the fall of 1977 and measles for those
who entered school before the fall of
1971. Immunizations will be required
before any child may attend school
In 1980-81.
"All students are now required to
have three doses of oral polio and
three doses of diphtheria, pertussis
and tetanus no matter what grade
they are In," said MacCormack.
"Principals are responsible for
enforcing this law this year.
‘"rhe Division of Health Services
will be prepared to Investigate all
school records In September of 1980
to make sure the law has been
compiled with," he sulded.
"Under law, all school officials
are required to enforce the new
Immunization law as soon as records
can be checked and parents can be
given 30 days In which to comply,”
he added. ’"The new law went Into
effect July 1 of this year and does
apply to this school year.”
Parents who fall to comply with
the law are subject to a $600 fine or
six months In prison.
"The Kings Mountain School
System expects to comply with all
Immunization laws as required by
the State Division of Health Ser
vices," Davis said. "All parents of
school children are requested to be
aware of Immunization
requirements and to work with
school and health department of
ficials In complying fully with the
immunization laws.”
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Mountaineer
Gridgraph
First downs
Yds. Rushing
Passes
Yds. Passing
Passes Int. By
Fumbles Lost
Punts
Yds. Penalized
Score by quarters
KM 0 0 13 10
C 7 0 0 6
KM
12
166
4-9
74
2
2
3-31
96
Player
Kevin Mack
Avery Smith
Chris Wright
Jeff Clonlnger
Mike Woodberry
KMH8 RUSHING
’TC
17
16
6
1
KMH8 PASSING
Player Att. Comp.
Clonlnger 9 4
KMHS RECEIVING
Player Catches Yds.
Mark Schuman 2 37
’nm Leach 2 37
LIONS TO MEET
Kings Mountain Lions Club will
meet at the Kings Mountain Inn at 7
p.m. ’Tuesday (tonight). Lion
George Sherrill has arranged for
Paul Hord, Jr. to present the
program. Mr. Hord Is a candidate
for the Kings Mountain School
Board.
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