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The principal, assistant principal, or teacher may suspend the pupil after giving the pupil oral or written notice of the charges against him and, if he denies them, an explanation of the facts as known to school personnel and an opportunity to present his version of what occurred. In the case of any pupil whose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property, or whose presence is an ongoing threat of disruption, the pupil may be removed from school immediately and the notice, explanation of facts, and opportunity to present his version shall be given as soon as practicable thereafter.\n\t\tUpon suspension of any pupil, the principal, assistant principal, or teacher responsible for such suspension shall report the facts of the case in writing to the division superintendent or his designee and the parent of the pupil suspended. The division superintendent or his designee shall review forthwith the action taken by the principal, assistant principal, or teacher upon a petition for such review by any party in interest and confirm or disapprove such action based on an examination of the record of the pupil’s behavior.\n\t\tThe decision of the division superintendent or his designee may be appealed to the school board or a committee thereof in accordance with regulations of the school board; however, the decision of the division superintendent or his designee shall be final if so prescribed by school board regulations.\n\t\tThe school board shall require that any oral or written notice to the parent of a student who is suspended from school attendance for not more than ten days include notification of the length of the suspension, information regarding the availability of community-based educational programs, alternative education programs or other educational options, and of the student’s right to return to regular school attendance upon the expiration of the suspension. The costs of any community-based educational program, or alternative education program or educational option, which is not a part of the educational program offered by the school division, shall be borne by the parent of the student.\n\t\tSchool boards shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that suspended students are able to access and complete graded work during and after the suspension.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208604,"text":"A pupil may be suspended for not more than ten school days by either the school principal, any assistant principal, or, in their absence, any teacher. The principal, assistant principal, or teacher may suspend the pupil after giving the pupil oral or written notice of the charges against him and, if he denies them, an explanation of the facts as known to school personnel and an opportunity to present his version of what occurred. In the case of any pupil whose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property, or whose presence is an ongoing threat of disruption, the pupil may be removed from school immediately and the notice, explanation of facts, and opportunity to present his version shall be given as soon as practicable thereafter.\n\t\tUpon suspension of any pupil, the principal, assistant principal, or teacher responsible for such suspension shall report the facts of the case in writing to the division superintendent or his designee and the parent of the pupil suspended. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 806<\/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 2001, chapters 688<\/a> and 820<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 337<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64677,"section_number":"22.1-254","catch_line":"Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-254\/"},{"id":77797,"section_number":"22.1-276.01","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-276.01\/"},{"id":87441,"section_number":"22.1-277","catch_line":"Suspensions and expulsions of students generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277\/"},{"id":68197,"section_number":"22.1-277.2:1","catch_line":"Disciplinary authority of school boards under certain circumstances; alternative education program","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277.2_1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182405,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56964,"identifier":"22.1-277.04","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-277.04","url":"\/22.1-277.04\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-277.04\/","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-277.04","dublin_core":{"Title":"Short-term suspension; procedures; readmission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-277.04","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A pupil may be suspended for not more than ten school days by either the school principal, any assistant principal, or, in their absence, any teacher. The principal, assistant principal, or teacher may suspend the pupil after giving the pupil oral or written notice of the charges against him and, if he denies them, an explanation of the facts<\/span> as known to school personnel and an opportunity to present his version of what occurred. In the case of any pupil whose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property, or whose presence is an ongoing threat of disruption, the pupil may be removed from school immediately and the notice, explanation of facts<\/span>, and opportunity to present his version shall be given as soon as practicable thereafter.\n\t\tUpon suspension of any pupil, the principal, assistant principal, or teacher responsible for such suspension shall report the facts<\/span> of the case in writing to the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee and the parent<\/span> of the pupil suspended. The division superintendent<\/span> or his designee shall review forthwith the action taken by the principal, assistant principal, or teacher upon a petition<\/span> for such review by any party in interest<\/span> and confirm or disapprove such action based on an examination of the record of the pupil’s behavior.\n\t\tThe decision of the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee may be appealed to the school board<\/span> or a committee thereof in accordance with regulations of the school board<\/span>; however, the decision of the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee shall be final if so prescribed by school board<\/span> regulations.\n\t\tThe school board<\/span> shall require that any oral or written notice to the parent<\/span> of a student who is suspended from school attendance for not more than ten days include notification of the length of the suspension, information regarding the availability of community-based educational programs, alternative education programs or other educational options, and of the student’s right to return to regular school attendance upon the expiration of the suspension. The costs of any community-based educational program, or alternative education program or educational option, which is not a part of the educational program offered by the school division, shall be borne by the parent<\/span> of the student.\n\t\tSchool boards<\/span> shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that suspended students are able to access and complete graded work during and after the suspension.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHORT-TERM SUSPENSION; PROCEDURES; READMISSION (\u00a7 22.1-277.04)\n\nA pupil may be suspended for not more than ten school days by either the school\nprincipal, any assistant principal, or, in their absence, any teacher. The\nprincipal, assistant principal, or teacher may suspend the pupil after giving\nthe pupil oral or written notice of the charges against him and, if he denies\nthem, an explanation of the facts as known to school personnel and an\nopportunity to present his version of what occurred. In the case of any pupil\nwhose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property, or whose\npresence is an ongoing threat of disruption, the pupil may be removed from\nschool immediately and the notice, explanation of facts, and opportunity to\npresent his version shall be given as soon as practicable thereafter.\n\t\tUpon suspension of any pupil, the principal, assistant principal, or teacher\nresponsible for such suspension shall report the facts of the case in writing to\nthe division superintendent or his designee and the parent of the pupil\nsuspended. The division superintendent or his designee shall review forthwith\nthe action taken by the principal, assistant principal, or teacher upon a\npetition for such review by any party in interest and confirm or disapprove such\naction based on an examination of the record of the pupil’s behavior.\n\t\tThe decision of the division superintendent or his designee may be appealed to\nthe school board or a committee thereof in accordance with regulations of the\nschool board; however, the decision of the division superintendent or his\ndesignee shall be final if so prescribed by school board regulations.\n\t\tThe school board shall require that any oral or written notice to the parent\nof a student who is suspended from school attendance for not more than ten days\ninclude notification of the length of the suspension, information regarding the\navailability of community-based educational programs, alternative education\nprograms or other educational options, and of the student’s right to\nreturn to regular school attendance upon the expiration of the suspension. The\ncosts of any community-based educational program, or alternative education\nprogram or educational option, which is not a part of the educational program\noffered by the school division, shall be borne by the parent of the student.\n\t\tSchool boards shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that suspended\nstudents are able to access and complete graded work during and after the\nsuspension.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 806, \u00a7 22.1-277.03; 2001, cc. 688, 820; 2020, c. 337.","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}}