2 Capted Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education*

The impact of SB 277 on school districts in Orange County was minimal. Districts were prepared and staffed with well trained personnel. Response to Finding 1: The Laguna Beach Unified School District agrees with this finding. The Laguna Beach Unified School District was aware of the impact of SB 277 before it took effect and trained its staff in preparation for the implementation of SB 277.

There were very few problems that arose with medical exemptions for vaccinations. Health clerks and school nurses were able to handle any discrepancies. Response to Finding 2: The Laguna Beach Unified School District agrees with this finding. The District school nurse reported very few problems with medical exemptions for vaccinations. Each health clerk at each school site and the District school nurse were able to handle any discrepancies. Compliance has not been problematic at any school site due to the District's clear communication via individualized telephone calls, website information, email, mailed letters, verbal face-to-face communication, and education at time of school registration.

Personal belief exemptions that were grandfathered in are professionally tracked with timely notifications to parents as to when vaccinations are due to be completed. Mission: Each student gains the knowledge, experience, world perspectives, and skills needed to become a lifelong learner and producer in a competitive and interconnected world. The Honorable Charles Margines Presiding Judge, Orange County Superior Court July 12, 2017 Response to Finding 3: The Laguna Beach Unified School District agrees with this finding. Prior to the first day of school, lists are made at each of the school sites by the health clerks. These lists include the name of the student, vaccinations not yet received and dates that missing doses are due. Each month, the list is evaluated by the District school nurse and parents are notified by telephone and email of upcoming due dates.

Orange County school districts made every effort to make vaccination information available using social media, direct mailings, and links on school websites to clinics in the area. Response to Finding 4: The Laguna Beach Unified School District agrees with this finding. The Laguna Beach Unified School District utilized social media, direct mailings, and links on school websites to provide information to parents on vaccinations.

School nurses, LVNs, and health clerks directly notified the parents of students with vaccination lapses and those requiring boosters for pre-K, kindergarten, and 7th grade well in advance of the due dates. Response to Finding 5: The Laguna Beach Unified School District agrees with this finding. The District school nurse and health clerks directly notified the parents of students with vaccination lapses well in advance of the due dates. In most cases, the parents of these students completed the vaccination process.