Vermont schools report low vaccination rates

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Laura Slesar is comfortable sending her kids to the Lake Champlain Waldorf School.

Her two children, in seventh and eleventh grades, get a different kind of education there, she said — one where they learn to think critically, act ethically, communicate early and problem-solve well. So when she saw that only 50.4 percent of the private school's 232 students have had the measles vaccination, she was unfazed.

"As a parent, I don't worry, because I know the school would notify parents if anyone were really sick," Slesar said.

The vaccination rate at the Waldorf School, a private pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Shelburne, is the lowest among Chittenden County's public and private schools, according to Vermont Health Department data.

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[marym625]

1. What has happened to reason?

Just sad. So many could die or suffer lifelong, horrible problems.

5 babies in Chicago suburbs have measles (hope it's OK to link to my post. I can delete if you object) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026188232

It's truly frightening to think where this could lead

[tanyev]

2. Um, by the time the parents are notified, everybody could have already been exposed.

Idjit. And it doesn't reflect very well on the school's critical thinking and problem-solving curriculum, either.