Quintana Roo Teachers to Review Student Vaccination Records Amid Measles Concerns

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The Quintana Roo Education Department (SEQ) has instructed teachers to verify student vaccination records as part of measles prevention efforts in public elementary schools.

Supervisors and basic education teachers will participate in an online training session on Thursday led by the State Health Services (Sesa). The session will cover how to review vaccination cards, immunization schedules, and measles case management protocols in schools.

Lorenzo Olivera González, General Coordinator of Basic Education, explained that the training aims to strengthen coordinated work with parents to ensure all students are vaccinated against measles. Teachers will now be responsible for confirming immunization status and encouraging families to complete any missing vaccinations at hospitals, health centers, or vaccination modules.

However, some educators report resistance from parents. After schools reopened following Carnival break, several students with suspected measles symptoms were asked to leave, prompting angry reactions from families.

“We asked some parents to pick up their children who came in with coughs or irritation, and they got upset,” said one teacher. “They told us they just returned from Carnival break and want to keep resting. It’s unfair because we’re only following health sector recommendations, but some parents simply don’t cooperate.”

Teachers anticipate similar pushback when inviting families to complete vaccination schedules, despite increasing confirmed measles cases in the region.

Many public and private schools in the state capital have implemented entry screening to identify measles symptoms, but the SEQ says this isn’t sufficient without guaranteed complete vaccination coverage for all students.