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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 537<\/a> and 817<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81351,"section_number":"22.1-3","catch_line":"Persons to whom public schools shall be free","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-3\/"},{"id":54182,"section_number":"22.1-5","catch_line":"Regulations concerning admission of certain persons to schools; tuition charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":181801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74942,"identifier":"22.1-212.27","token":"22.1\/13\/1.4\/22.1-212.27","url":"\/22.1-212.27\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-212.27\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1.4\/22.1-212.27","dublin_core":{"Title":"Students enrolled in online courses and virtual programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-212.27","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any student enrolled in any online course<\/span> or virtual program offered by a local school division shall be enrolled in a public school in Virginia as provided in § 22.1-3.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A student’s parent<\/span> or guardian shall give written permission prior to the enrollment of the student in any full-time virtual program offered by a local school division. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A student shall not be charged tuition for enrolling in any online course<\/span> or virtual program offered by the school division in which he resides, pursuant to § 22.1-3<\/a>. However, tuition may be charged to students who do not reside within the boundaries of the school division offering such course or program, pursuant to § 22.1-5<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTUDENTS ENROLLED IN ONLINE COURSES AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS (\u00a7 22.1-212.27)\n\nA. Any student enrolled in any online course or virtual program offered by a\nlocal school division shall be enrolled in a public school in Virginia as\nprovided in § 22.1-3.1.\n\nB. A student’s parent or guardian shall give written permission prior to\nthe enrollment of the student in any full-time virtual program offered by a\nlocal school division.\n\nC. A student shall not be charged tuition for enrolling in any online course or\nvirtual program offered by the school division in which he resides, pursuant to\n§ 22.1-3. However, tuition may be charged to students who do not reside\nwithin the boundaries of the school division offering such course or program,\npursuant to § 22.1-5.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 537, 817.","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}}