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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Prince George’s County Public Schools • <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwODAxLjc2NTM5ODIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDgwMS43NjUzOTgyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxOTI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9YWxob2x0QGNvLnBnLm1kLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1hbGhvbHRAY28ucGcubWQudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://www.pgcps.org/" target="_blank">www.pgcps.org</a><br>
</b>Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer<br>
14201 School Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 1, 2017<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CONTACT:</b><br>
Office of Communications<br>
202-412-9962<br>
<a href="mailto:meghan.thornton@pgcps.org">meghan.thornton@pgcps.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FREE SCHOOL IMMUNIZATIONS FOR PGCPS STUDENTS THIS WEEK AND THROUGHOUT AUGUST</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UPPER MARLBORO, MD – </b>With the 2017-2018 school year beginning next month, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) reminds parents that Maryland State Law requires students enrolled in prekindergarten through grade 12 to receive
age-appropriate immunizations before attending school.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Parents with children entering kindergarten or seventh grade should pay particularly close attention. Enrolling PGCPS kindergarteners will need two doses of Varicella (chickenpox vaccine). Students preparing to enter seventh grade need
two vaccines — Tdap and Meningitis.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Families who have yet to complete vaccinations have several options.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Kaiser Permanente Largo Medical Center</b> is offering a free immunization clinic for PGCPS students on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through August 4 at 1221 Mercantile Lane in Upper Marlboro.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Maryland Partnership for Prevention is also hosting free summer immunization clinics as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Northwestern High School</b>, Hyattsville: August 1 and August, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and August 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Oxon Hill High School</b>: August 2, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Beltway Plaza,</b> Greenbelt: August 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>The Shops at Iverson</b>, Suitland: August 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, the Prince George’s County Health Department is hosting
<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwODAxLjc2NTM5ODIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDgwMS43NjUzOTgyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxOTI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9YWxob2x0QGNvLnBnLm1kLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1hbGhvbHRAY28ucGcubWQudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/2052/Immunizations">
immunization clinics</a> for youth (up to age 18) with limited or no health insurance at two locations: Cheverly Health Center, 3003 Hospital Drive in Cheverly and and D. Leonard Dyer Regional Health Center, 9314 Piscataway Rd. in Clinton. To make an appointment
contact 301-583-3386.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PGCPS will also provide free immunizations at the annual<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwODAxLjc2NTM5ODIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDgwMS43NjUzOTgyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxOTI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9YWxob2x0QGNvLnBnLm1kLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1hbGhvbHRAY28ucGcubWQudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&http://www.pgcps.org/btsf">
Back-to-School Fair</a> at Prince George’s Stadium on Saturday, August 26. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on District immunization requirements, visit:<b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwODAxLjc2NTM5ODIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDgwMS43NjUzOTgyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxOTI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9YWxob2x0QGNvLnBnLm1kLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1hbGhvbHRAY28ucGcubWQudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&104&&&http://www.pgcps.org/immunizations/"><span style="font-weight:normal">
http://www.pgcps.org/immunizations/</span></a></b>. View a complete list of Maryland immunization requirements<b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwODAxLjc2NTM5ODIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDgwMS43NjUzOTgyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxOTI4JmVtYWlsaWQ9YWxob2x0QGNvLnBnLm1kLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1hbGhvbHRAY28ucGcubWQudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&105&&&https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/OIDEOR/IMMUN/Shared%20Documents/Min_Vacc_Req%2016_17_Final%20(2).pdf"><span style="font-weight:normal">
here</span></a></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About PGCPS: </b>Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS), one of the nation's 25 largest school districts, has 208 schools and centers, more than 130,000 students and nearly 19,000 employees. Under the leadership of Chief Executive
Officer Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, the school system serves a diverse student population from urban, suburban and rural communities located in the Washington, DC suburbs. PGCPS is nationally recognized for innovative programs and initiatives that provide students
with unique learning opportunities, including arts integration, environmental and financial literacy, and language immersion<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Harlow Solid Italic"">Jessica<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Jessica E. Barnes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Town Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Riverdale Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">5008 Queensbury Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Riverdale Park, MD 20737<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/">www.riverdaleparkmd.info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">301-927-6381<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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