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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 349<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 151<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62863,"identifier":"22.1-271.6","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-271.6","url":"\/22.1-271.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-271.6\/","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-271.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"School division policies and procedures on concussions in students","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-271.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1.<\/span> School personnel shall be alert to cognitive and academic issues<\/span> that may be experienced by a student who has suffered a concussion or other head injury, including (i) difficulty with concentration, organization, and long-term and short-term memory; (ii) sensitivity to bright lights and sounds; and (iii) short-term problems with speech and language, reasoning, planning, and problem solving; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> School personnel shall accommodate the gradual return to full participation in academic activities of a student who has suffered a concussion or other head injury as appropriate, based on the recommendation of the student’s licensed health care provider as to the appropriate amount of time that such student needs to be away from the classroom. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON CONCUSSIONS IN STUDENTS (\u00a7\n22.1-271.6)\n\nThe Board of Education shall amend its guidelines for school division policies\nand procedures on concussions in student-athletes to include a “Return to\nLearn Protocol” with the following requirements:\n\n1. School personnel shall be alert to cognitive and academic issues that may be\nexperienced by a student who has suffered a concussion or other head injury,\nincluding (i) difficulty with concentration, organization, and long-term and\nshort-term memory; (ii) sensitivity to bright lights and sounds; and (iii)\nshort-term problems with speech and language, reasoning, planning, and problem\nsolving; and\n\n2. School personnel shall accommodate the gradual return to full participation\nin academic activities of a student who has suffered a concussion or other head\ninjury as appropriate, based on the recommendation of the student’s\nlicensed health care provider as to the appropriate amount of time that such\nstudent needs to be away from the classroom.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 349; 2016, c. 151.","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}}