BFS’ health protocols reflect current CDC guidance for when to stay home and when to return to normal activities after respiratory infections, such as COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV. This policy is in line with the protocols which have been adopted by the NYS and NYC Departments of Health. Please report all contagious illnesses to the BFS nurse’s office. The instructions below apply to all colleagues and students.

• Stay home when sick. Students/Colleagues can return to normal activities when they are fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medication AND symptoms are improving overall, for at least 24 hours,
• If symptoms remain, worsen, or a fever develops, all students/colleagues should stay home. Use the same criteria for returning to normal activities as when you first had symptoms.
• Masking in General: BFS is a mask-friendly campus. Anyone may choose to wear a mask at any time. Students and colleagues will respect and support anyone who chooses to mask for any reason.

IMMUNIZATIONS/PHYSICALS

Vaccine Requirements

Please note that as per our enrollment contract, every student attending Brooklyn Friends School must be fully vaccinated. You will see all of the required vaccinations below.

Early Childhood:

• DTaP,  4 doses
• MMR and Varicella, 1-2 doses (2 doses required before Kindergarten)
• HIB, 1-4 doses (depending on age of child when series began)
• PCV, 4 doses 
• Polio, 3 doses
• Hep B, 3 doses
• Flu, by December 20th, each year.

Students in grades K-12:

• DTaP, 5 doses
• Polio, 4 doses
• MMR and Varicella, 2 doses
• Hep B, 3 doses

Students in grades 6-12 (all vaccines listed in K-12), PLUS:

• Tdap booster, required for entry into 6th grade. For students who are under 11 years of age at the start of the school year, the booster becomes due once the child turns 11 during the 6th grade year.
• Meningitis,1st dose, required for entry into 7th grade.
• Meningitis, 2nd dose, required for entry into 12th grade.

COVID-19

Please note that BFS no longer requires—but strongly recommends—the COVID-19 vaccination for all students and colleagues.

Physicals

All BFS students are required to have a physical exam within one year of (after) August 3, 2025—30 days before the first day of school.