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Unvaccinated Students Unenroll At Reno School Because Of Whooping Cough Outbreak

Nineteen unvaccinated students were forced to unenroll from Damonte Ranch High Schoo in Reno to avoid exposure during an outbreak of whooping cough.

The 19 students had claimed a religious exemption to not be vaccinated for whooping cough.

Unenrolling during the disease’s 21-day incubation period allows them to avoid being classified as chronically absent. 

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Three students at the school have been diagnosed with whooping cough.

A school district official tells the Reno Gazette-Journal that the students will be in contact with their teachers and won’t be held back. She says absences because of a lack of vaccination can’t be excused under federal law.