The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) along with other D.C. offices is delaying the enforcement date for a COVID-19 vaccine policy.  This policy requires students 12 and older receive a coronavirus vaccine in order to attend school. On Friday, August 26, 2022 the DME released a letter extending the “enforcement timeline of the Immunization Attendance Policy for routine pediatric immunizations and the COVID-19 vaccine during the 2022-23 school year.”

Families now have until the start of the new year to come into compliance with the COVID vaccination requirements. It’s important to note that these new compliance deadlines also apply for at home virtual instruction.

Shown below is the new deadline for immunization compliance, for the full letter click here.