Avoid the summer rush and make sure your child’s immunizations are up to date. Students must have all of the required immunizations or an approved exemption before they start school.
You are invited to attend a fentanyl awareness forum, featuring Sgt. Bill Sofianos of the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
We have been alerted by the Clark Regional Drug Task Force about new versions of the drug fentanyl that look like Skittles or Smarties candy.
Parents and guardians will receive information about the comprehensive sexual health curriculum presented to their children in class.
Use these guidelines until you can speak with your health care provider.
District employees are working directly with Clark County Public Health and the Washington State Department of Health to monitor the evolving situation.
VPS has been in contact with Clark County Public Health and has not been advised to take additional precautions. VPS will continue to take normal precautions, monitor schools and follow the recommendations of the local and state departments of health.
As of July 28, 2019, Washington state law removed the personal and philosophical exemption to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
Important immunization update: A new state law revises immunization requirements for measles, mumps and rubella. As of July 2019, a new law removes the personal and philosophical option to exempt children from the MMR [...]
All students attending Vancouver Public Schools during the 2017-18 school year must meet current immunization requirements or obtain a legal exemption.
The show "13 Reasons Why" has started many conversations about suicide and mental health. Find resources for responding to children and teens on this topic.
All students attending Vancouver Public Schools during the 2016-17 school year must have current immunization records or a legal exemption. Find out the latest requirements.
Meet Nurse Valerie Hunt.
The second-grader, covering one eye, rattled off a series of letters. School Nurse Germaine Robinett gestured at a row halfway down an eye chart. “Can you see these?” she asked. “Or are they getting too [...]
The flu vaccine is recommended for all school-aged children. The flu vaccine can help prevent illness, missed school, lost work time for parents and also decrease the risk of grandparents and infants becoming ill. Getting [...]
Outbreaks of head lice are common in the United States among children between the ages of 3 and 12 years. While finding head lice might be upsetting, lice are not a health hazard and [...]
As flu season approaches, please be on the lookout for similar symptoms that are actually related to the enterovirus. The Washington State Department of Health and CDC have put out some important information on what [...]
