Area schools OK with whooping cough vaccinations

Wilson high student Joselin Pineda, 17, gets a Tdap shot during the last day to get a free vaccination at Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights on Sept. 23.

Despite some dire predictions earlier this year, school districts in the San Gabriel Valley are so far reporting widespread compliance with state-mandated whooping cough vaccinations.

According to state law, all students in grades 7 through 12 must be vaccinated for whooping cough within the first 30 days of the school year. Parents who have a personal objection to vaccinations can request a waiver.

State law originally required students to be vaccinated before even setting foot in a classroom this year.

Read more in J.D. Velasco's story Vaccinations.