Kindergarten/New Student Enrollment--Per Virginia Code and PWCS Regulation 723-5 and Regulation 723-6, all Preschool, Kindergarten and new to the county students are required to submit a Virginia School Entrance Health (Physical) Form and immunization record completed by a licensed provider prior to the first day of school. School entrance physicals must be completed within one year of entry. Students are not allowed to start school without a physical and immunization record on file. This means that for the 2023-2024 school year, physicals must be completed and dated after August 22, 2022. Students who were previously enrolled in a PWCS preschool program, through Headstart or child find, are also required to submit an updated physical that falls within the dates above. This is in accordance with the Virginia Department of Education school entrance requirements and is a requirement for both in person and virtual schooling within the county.

**Effective July 1, 2021** A minimum of 2 doses of Hepatitis A vaccine are required for school entry. The first dose should be administered at age 12 months or older.

Commonwealth of Virginia Minimum Immunization Requirements

Religious Exemption Form--For immunizations. This form MUST be notarized.