§ 22.1-279.9 Development of programs to prevent crime and violence; hazing prevention training program
All school boards shall develop, in cooperation with the local law-enforcement agencies, juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, and personnel, parents, and the community at large, programs to prevent violence and crime on school property and at school-sponsored events, which shall include research-based hazing prevention. Activities designed to prevent the recurrence of violence and crime, including hazing, may include such interventions as education relating to Virginia’s criminal law, school crime lines, peer mediation, conflict resolution, community service requirements, and any program focused on demonstrating the consequences of violence and crime. School boards are encouraged to develop and use a network of volunteer services in implementing these prevention activities.
History
This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 688 and 820 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2004, chapter 574; in 2024, chapters 7 and 144.
2001, cc. 688, 820; 2004, c. 574; 2024, cc. 7, 144.