Immunization Information: Continuity of Teaching and Learning During Exclusion

Provides recommendations to help schools maintain the continuity of learning for 1) individual or small groups of students who are out-of-school for extended periods and 2) large groups of students disrupted by school dismissals or large number of faculty absences. The content is useful for absences due to other events besides the flu.


Provides recommendations to help schools maintain the continuity of learning for 1) individual or small groups of students who are out-of-school for extended periods and 2) large groups of students disrupted by school dismissals or large number of faculty absences as a result of infectious disease issues.


This fact sheet focuses on the Section 504 and Title II rights of students with disabilities with respect to measles, especially students who are medically unable to receive vaccines due to a disability. is intended to 1) inform parents and assist school official in implementing CDC’s measles recommendations in a manner consistent with civil rights requirements and 2) explain, in those uncommon situations where a student is legitimately excluded from school, what school officials must do to ensure a continuity of learning.