Bobcat Clinic

Battlefield High School offers basic health and wellness care in the school clinic. There is a full time R.N. on staff in all Prince William County high schools. At Battlefield, the school nurse is Mrs. Julie Mount. The clinic can be reached at 703-743-3539, and you can email Mrs. Mount at [email protected].

The nurse offers vision and hearing screenings, BP checks, health counseling and education, performs emergency and sick care, administers medication, and assures that all health regulations including immunizations are followed. First aid is always available, but students and parents should have injuries that occur at home assessed by their primary care physician. Medications can be administered to students that have signed medication consent on file and have their own medication into the clinic. All prescription medication must be brought in by a parent and the consent form must be signed by the physician. All medications must be in their original container and be labeled with the student's name.

Students may not carry unauthorized substances, including over-the-counter analgesics. Holding medication will result in disciplinary action.

General Documents to Download

These forms are maintained by PWCS central office, and most are hosted on the PWCS School Board website.

• Authorization for Medical Administration (PDF)
• Medication Permission Form for Extended Day/Overnight Field Trips (PDF)
• Student Allergy History Form (PDF)
• Asthma Action Plan (PDF)
• Diabetes Medical Management Plan (Fillable PDF)
• School & Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements (WEBPAGE)
• Seizure Action Plan (PDF)

Physical Restrictions for Physical Education

If your student is in Health/PE classes and becomes injured or has any doctor-recommended physical restrictions, please download this regulation form Medical Restriction Form. Your physician must sign this form and you may return it to the PE teacher or the school nurse.

Immunization Requirements

After the age of 16, students should obtain the Meningococcal (MenACWY)  vaccine.

Health Requirements - Prince William County Public Schools

Immunizations can be obtained from your primary care doctor, the health department, or other health care facilities (CVS or urgent care facilities).

Immunization documentation may be faxed to 703-753-5607, scanned as a PDF file, and emailed or dropped off at Battlefield High School.

Prince William Health Department

9301 Lee Avenue
Manassas, VA 20110
703 792-6300

4001 Prince William Parkway, Suite 101
Woodbridge, VA 22193
703 792-7300

Is your child injured, on crutches, diagnosed with a concussion or having surgery? 

Please email the note from the health care provider to [email protected] to obtain school accommodations such as access to elevator, restrictions from physical education etc. 

Keep your teen home when? 

Reasons for which a child may be sent home from school or for a parent to keep the child home from school per Prince William County Public Schools Regulation 757-1:

1. How sick is too sick for school?
   
   

   Illness/Symptom	Stay Home/Sent Home from School	Go to/Return to School
   Cold Symptoms: Cough, Runny Nose, Sore Throat	Cold symptoms accompanied by a fever or too sick to participate in regular activities	Fever-free,** well enough to participate in regular activities, and/or has been cleared by a health care provider
   Fever*	Temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher	Fever-free** for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication
   Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease	Mouth sores and/or skin rash on the palm of the hands and/or soles of the feet accompanied by a fever* without a health care diagnosis	Fever-free,** well enough to participate in regular activities, and/or has been cleared by a health care provider. Blisters must be dried with no drainage
   Head Lice	Unable to participate in regular activities due to severe itching	Appropriate treatment has begun
   Impetigo	Lesions or blisters without a health care diagnosis	Fever-free** and after 12 hours of appropriate antibiotic therapy. All sores on exposed skin must be covered
   Pink Eye	Eye is pink or red with swelling of the eyelids and/or eye discharge without a health care diagnosis	Non-symptomatic or has been cleared to return by a health care provider
   Rash	A rash with blisters that are draining, painful, look like bruises, appear suddenly or spread quickly, and/or if a fever* develops	Rash has healed and/or has been cleared for return by a health care provider
   Ringworm	Itchy, red, scaly, or cracked skin, or ring-shaped rash without a health care diagnosis	Appropriate treatment has begun. All sores on exposed skin must be covered
   Strep Throat	A sore throat or difficulty swallowing with fever*	Fever-free** and after 12 hours of appropriate antibiotic therapy
   Upset Stomach: Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea, Vomiting	Abdominal pain that continues for more than 2 hours along with fever* or other concerning symptoms, has more than three loose watery stools per day and/or sudden increase in frequency, has vomited 2 or more times in the last 24 hours	Symptom-free for 24 hours, if determined to be caused by a diagnosed non-communicable/non-infectious condition, and/or if stool frequency is no more than two times above normal and without fecal accidents

2. Reasons for when a parent should keep their child home from school or when they will be sent home from school.
   
   *Fever: temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher
   
   ** Fever-free: temperature below 100.4 F (38 C) for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), or ibuprofen.

Regulations

Look toward the bottom of each regulation page to find the relevant linked forms and documents.

• PWCS Health Forms and Regulations
• Allergy Regulation
• Asthma Regulation
• Diabetes Regulation
• Medication Regulation
• Seizures Regulation