Colonial Heights Public Schools registration

COLONIAL HEIGHTS - New residents to the City of Colonial Heights are encouraged to register their children for school before the first day, Tuesday, Sept. 4. All schools are open for new student registration between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday this week.

Required documentation for registering students in school

When registering new students in school, parents/guardians are required to bring the following documents to complete the registration process:

- Child's certified birth certificate

- Child's Social Security number card

- Updated medical records listing state-required immunizations by day, month and year of vaccination; to include documentation of measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccinations. Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is required for all children born on or after Jan. 1, 1997, and effective March 3, 2010, a second dose must be administered prior to entering kindergarten. Effective July 1, 2006, a booster dose of Tdap vaccine is required for all children entering Grade 6 if at least five years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine. And a record of a physical examination (within the past 12 months for kindergarten students).

- Picture identification card of parent

Parents may also need to provide proof of residency, which may include the following:

- Lease or deed of a residence or property located in the city or county where a child is being registered for school.

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Education briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 28