Nearly 700 Nashville 7th Graders Still Need Vaccination Proof

NASHVILLE, TN — Nearly 700 Metro Nashville Public Schools seventh-graders left school Wednesday afternoon without providing proof of vaccinations and Thursday morning, those without the proper paperwork were turned away, barred from class until proof is provided.

MNPS said 682 students — roughly 15 percent of all seventh-graders district-wide — had not submitted the required documentation by Wednesday's deadline and will no longer be allowed to attend school until they do.

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Tennessee law requires parents to provide updated immunization certificates, showing proof of the tetanus booster and the chicken pox vaccine.

Immunizations and the certificates are available from the child's doctor or the Metro Public Health Department. Clinics are open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the health department's Lentz, Woodbine and East locations,

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