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If the juvenile is not enrolled as a student in a public school in the division to which the notice or report was given, the superintendent shall promptly so notify the intake officer of the juvenile court in which the petition was filed or the Director of the Department who sent the report and may forward the notice of petition or report to the superintendent of the division in which the juvenile is enrolled, if known.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information regarding a petition to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students or school personnel within the division, he may at any time prior to receipt of the notice of disposition in accordance with \u00a7 16.1-305.1, disclose the fact of the filing of the petition and the nature of the offense to the principal of the school in which the juvenile who is the subject of the petition is enrolled. The principal may further disseminate the information regarding a petition, after the juvenile has been taken into custody, whether or not the child has been released, only to those students and school personnel having direct contact with the juvenile and need of the information to ensure physical safety or the appropriate educational placement or other educational services.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information regarding a report received pursuant to \u00a7 66-25.2:1 to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students, or school personnel within the division he may disclose the information to the principal of the school in which the juvenile is enrolled. The principal may further disseminate the information regarding such report only to school personnel as necessary to protect the juvenile, the subject or subjects of the danger, other students, or school personnel.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260279,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this section, a division superintendent shall not disclose information contained in or derived from a (i) notice of petition received pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-260 or (ii) report received pursuant to \u00a7 66-25.2:1. If the juvenile is not enrolled as a student in a public school in the division to which the notice or report was given, the superintendent shall promptly so notify the intake officer of the juvenile court in which the petition was filed or the Director of the Department who sent the report and may forward the notice of petition or report to the superintendent of the division in which the juvenile is enrolled, if known.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information regarding a petition to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students or school personnel within the division, he may at any time prior to receipt of the notice of disposition in accordance with \u00a7 16.1-305.1, disclose the fact of the filing of the petition and the nature of the offense to the principal of the school in which the juvenile who is the subject of the petition is enrolled. The principal may further disseminate the information regarding a petition, after the juvenile has been taken into custody, whether or not the child has been released, only to those students and school personnel having direct contact with the juvenile and need of the information to ensure physical safety or the appropriate educational placement or other educational services.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information regarding a report received pursuant to \u00a7 66-25.2:1 to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students, or school personnel within the division he may disclose the information to the principal of the school in which the juvenile is enrolled. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 429<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d 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 \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2003, chapter 119<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 276<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82378,"section_number":"66-25.2:1","catch_line":"Director; notice to school superintendent prior to release of certain offenders","order_by":null,"url":"\/66-25.2_1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57160,"section_number":"16.1-260","catch_line":"Intake; petition; investigation","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-260\/"},{"id":61575,"section_number":"16.1-305.1","catch_line":"Disclosure of disposition in certain delinquency cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-305.1\/"},{"id":82378,"section_number":"66-25.2:1","catch_line":"Director; notice to school superintendent prior to release of certain offenders","order_by":null,"url":"\/66-25.2_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161067,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72253,"identifier":"16.1-305.2","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-305.2","url":"\/16.1-305.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-305.2\/","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-305.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disclosure of notice of the filing of a petition and certain reports by division superintendent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-305.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a division superintendent shall not disclose information contained in or derived from a (i) notice of petition<\/span> received pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-260<\/a> or (ii) report received pursuant to \u00a7 66-25.2:1<\/a>. If the juvenile is not enrolled as a student in a public school in the division to which the notice or report was given, the superintendent shall promptly so notify the intake officer<\/span> of the juvenile court<\/span> in which the petition<\/span> was filed or the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> who sent the report and may forward the notice of petition<\/span> or report to the superintendent of the division in which the juvenile is enrolled, if known.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information regarding a petition<\/span> to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students or school personnel within the division, he may at any time prior to receipt of the notice of disposition<\/span> in accordance with \u00a7 16.1-305.1<\/a>, disclose the fact<\/span> of the filing of the petition<\/span> and the nature of the offense<\/span> to the principal of the school in which the juvenile who is the subject of the petition<\/span> is enrolled. The principal may further disseminate the information regarding a petition<\/span>, after the juvenile has been taken into custody<\/span>, whether or not the child has been released, only to those students and school personnel having direct contact with the juvenile and need of the information to ensure physical safety or the appropriate educational placement or other educational services.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information regarding a report received pursuant to \u00a7 66-25.2:1<\/a> to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students, or school personnel within the division he may disclose the information to the principal of the school in which the juvenile is enrolled. The principal may further disseminate the information regarding such report only to school personnel as necessary to protect the juvenile, the subject or subjects of the danger, other students, or school personnel.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCLOSURE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF A PETITION AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY DIVISION\nSUPERINTENDENT (\u00a7 16.1-305.2)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this section, a division superintendent shall\nnot disclose information contained in or derived from a (i) notice of petition\nreceived pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-260 or (ii) report received pursuant to \u00a7\n66-25.2:1. If the juvenile is not enrolled as a student in a public school in\nthe division to which the notice or report was given, the superintendent shall\npromptly so notify the intake officer of the juvenile court in which the\npetition was filed or the Director of the Department who sent the report and may\nforward the notice of petition or report to the superintendent of the division\nin which the juvenile is enrolled, if known.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information\nregarding a petition to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical\nsafety of the juvenile, other students or school personnel within the division,\nhe may at any time prior to receipt of the notice of disposition in accordance\nwith \u00a7 16.1-305.1, disclose the fact of the filing of the petition and the\nnature of the offense to the principal of the school in which the juvenile who\nis the subject of the petition is enrolled. The principal may further\ndisseminate the information regarding a petition, after the juvenile has been\ntaken into custody, whether or not the child has been released, only to those\nstudents and school personnel having direct contact with the juvenile and need\nof the information to ensure physical safety or the appropriate educational\nplacement or other educational services.\n\t\tIf the division superintendent believes that disclosure of information\nregarding a report received pursuant to \u00a7 66-25.2:1 to school personnel is\nnecessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students, or\nschool personnel within the division he may disclose the information to the\nprincipal of the school in which the juvenile is enrolled. The principal may\nfurther disseminate the information regarding such report only to school\npersonnel as necessary to protect the juvenile, the subject or subjects of the\ndanger, other students, or school personnel.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 429; 2003, c. 119; 2009, c. 276.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}