Enrollment Requirements

Any student entering the York County School Division for the first time is required to provide the following:

1. Proof of Birth
2. A Social Security Number. The student's Social Security number should be presented at the time of registration or within 90 days. (Code of Virginia, Section 22.1-260, amended by the 1988 General Assembly).
3. Documentation of a physical examination signed by a licensed physician or authorized Health Department official. Students entering public schools for the first time, or entering York County schools from outside the Commonwealth of Virginia, must have documentation of a physical examination within the past year. Exceptions for religious or medical reasons may be granted in accordance with the Health Code, the Virginia School Code, State Department of Education Regulations, or rulings by the Office of the Attorney General. The Superintendent is authorized in cases of financial hardship to grant a waiver of any requirements of this policy related to physical examination that exceed those specified by the Code of Virginia and/or the State Department of Health.
4. Documented proof of adequate immunization within the prescribed number of doses of each vaccine as required by Virginia law. Listed below are the minimum acceptable immunization levels:

1. Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTP): Three (3) doses of DTP with one (1) of the three (3) administered after the fourth birthday. If any of these doses must be administered on or after the seventh birthday, Adult Td should be used instead of DTP.
2. Polio: A minimum of 3 doses of OPV or IPV with one dose administered after the fourth birthday. NOTE: A child who has received 4 doses before the fourth birthday does not need an additional dose after the fourth birthday.
3. Rubella Vaccine: 1 dose on or after the first birthday.
4. Mumps Vaccine: 1 dose on or after the first birthday.
5. Measles: 2 doses required. First dose must be administered at age 2 months or older. Second dose usually is administered at age 4- 6 years (Kindergarten entry) and is given as MMR.
6. Hib: Influenza vaccine required only for children by 30 months of age administered as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
7. Hepatitis B: 3 doses required for all children born on and after January 1, 1994 (with at least four months spacing between the first and third doses).

Students entering kindergarten must have reached their fifth birthday on or before September 30^th of the year in which they enroll.

Affidavit of Prior School Expulsions. As of July 1, 1993, Section 22.1-32 of the Code of Virginia, requires upon registration a sworn statement of affirmation indicating whether the student has been expelled from school attendance at a private or public school for an offense relating to weapons, alcohol or drugs, or for the willful infliction of injury to another person.

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