Hundreds of Ontario elementary and secondary students have been suspended for not having up-to-date vaccination records.
As of Monday, March 17, 1,252 students in Hamilton remain suspended over their vaccination status, according to an email from the City of Hamilton.
Student suspension is part of provincial legislation that requires up-to-date vaccine records, according to Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Brendan Lew of Hamilton Public Health Services.
“The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) is a Provincial legislation which requires students attending school in Ontario to have an up-to-date vaccination record or valid exemption on file with local Public Health,” he said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times….