School expels 8-year-old daughter whose mother refused to give her vaccine booster shot that family doctor deemed unsafe

School expels 8-year-old daughter whose mother refused to give her vaccine booster shot that family doctor deemed unsafe 23 Nov 2014 A showdown over [deadly] vaccinations has erupted in a Long Island town after the mother of an 8-year-old was told by her doctor that a new school district rule requires children to get a booster shot at too young an age. Ceili McNicholas was expelled from Long Island's Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School last week after her mother Jamie refused to let her receive the Tdap booster, which 'protects against' tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. McNicholas said her daughter's doctor wouldn't administer the shot, which is a new requirement of the Miller Place Union Free School District, because it's recommended only for children over 10 years old...The rule states that, until she gets the shot, Ceili simply may not attend her school.