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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact</span></font>
<font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:red'>Nuala Ruddell, <a href="mailto:NRuddell@ci.berkeley.ca.us">NRuddell@ci.berkeley.ca.us</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To all parents/guardians of students returning to BHS for
the 2011-2012 school year:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Whooping cough (pertussis) has been widespread in
California. Many students have had to miss school because they were sick.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To help protect your children and others from whooping
cough, a new California law now requires students to be vaccinated against
whooping cough. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>For the 2011-12
school year only, <u>all</u> students entering 7<sup>th</sup> through 12<sup>th</sup>
grades</span></font></b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> will <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>need proof</span></b> of an adolescent whooping cough
booster shot (Tdap) <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>before starting school. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>BY LAW, STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF
RECEIVING A TDAP BOOSTER SHOT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START SCHOOL UNTIL PROOF IS
PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL. (THE TETANUS-DIPHTHERIA BOOSTER SHOT, TD, WILL NOT MEET
THE REQUIREMENT.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We want to make sure your child starts school on time. I
urge you to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></font></span></span></font></b><![endif]><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Get your
child’s Tdap shot <u>now</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A large number of students need a
Tdap shot between now and the start of school next year. Make an appointment
with your child’s doctor or clinic for your child to get a Tdap booster
shot now. Avoid the back-to-school rush.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></font></span></span></font></b><![endif]><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Provide your proof
of immunization.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Be sure to keep the written proof of
your child’s Tdap booster shot in a safe place. Your child will need to
provide proof of immunization in order to start school next <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>fall</span></font>. <font color=black><span
style='color:black'> More information will be provided about how and when you
will be requested to supply this documentation.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Getting the adolescent whooping cough shot
now will not only help protect your child against the ongoing threat of
whooping cough but will also meet the new school requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have any questions, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Nuala Ruddell, BHS Health Center Nurse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>510 644-6859<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:nruddell@ci.berkeley.ca.us">nruddell@ci.berkeley.ca.us</a><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>_</span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>_______________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji and Pat
Anderson are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any
questions to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"
title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></font></a>. </span></font><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>BHS etree archives: <a
href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"
title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></font></a>; BHS
PTSA website: <a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"
title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></font></a>. To
unsubscribe from the etree, send an email to <a
href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net"><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>bhs-request@lmi.net</span></font></a> with
one word only in the subject line: 'unsubscribe'.   To post a
message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs@lmi.net"><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>bhs@lmi.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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