As of March 22, 2023, there are 892 elementary school students suspended due to missing vaccinations as required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990 or immunization records that have not yet been submitted to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU). The WECHU will continue to offer clinics daily. Please note […]
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WECHU on Student Suspensions for Incomplete Records
Media Statement Regarding Elementary School Student Suspensions for Incomplete Immunization Records The Immunization of School Pupils Act (1990), Section 11, Subsections (1) and (2) require public health units to maintain and review vaccine records for every student attending school and to enforce a school suspension for incomplete immunization information. Due to […]
Update on Students with Incomplete Immunization Records
As of March 6, 2023 there were 3,190 elementary school students at risk of school suspension on March 20, 2023 due to missing vaccinations as required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990 or immunization records that have not yet been submitted to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU). […]
UMEI Robotics Teams Place 2nd In Provincials
Sunday, February 26 marked the Ontario Provincial Championships of the First Robotics Tech Challenge in Central Scarborough. Thirty-one teams from across Ontario gathered at Centennial College, and the Essex County representatives included two teams from UMEI Christian High School in Leamington, Radiant Robotics and The Thunderbirds, after both teams qualified […]
Student Immunization and Record Review Clinic on February 17
A student immunization and record review clinic will be hosted by Windsor-Essex County Health Unit on February 17th, 2023. This clinic is for students in JK-Grade 8 who received a suspension order from the Health Unit. Nurses will be on hand to review and update student immunization records. They will show you […]
WECHU Update for Students with Incomplete Immunization Records
As of January 9, 2023 there are 9,069 elementary school students at risk of school suspension on March 20, 2023. While great progress has been made in updating elementary student immunization records, these students are either overdue for one or more vaccines required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) […]
UMEI Teams Place First And Second At FIRST Tech Challenge
Two teams from UMEI Christian High School’s Enriched Robotics program competed at the FIRST Tech Challenge Windsor Qualifying event on December 4 at St. Clair College. Each year, a challenge is released to all teams in North America and teams are required to design, build and code a robot to […]
UMEI Christian High School Reveals New Robotics Tech Zone
November 22, 2022 was a big day for UMEI Christian School. In the presence of many local dignitaries, the school officially launched its new Robotics Tech Zone, a space where students from Grade 9 – 12 actively study hands-on Robotics for one period (72 mins) per day. There are almost […]
UMEI Staff and Students Grateful to Return to Service Project Days
On Friday, October 21, students from UMEI Christian High school went into the community and spent the day volunteering at local service organizations. “It’s so wonderful to be able to return to our tradition of service project days after the pandemic,” said principal Sonya Bedal. “Although we could serve at […]
Health Unit Issues Suspension Orders to Secondary Students
The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990 requires all students in Ontario to be up-to-date on immunizations. Public health units are to maintain and review vaccine records for every student attending school in their region and those not up-to-date can be suspended from school for up to 20 days. […]