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A school board may require such student to attend such programs regardless of where the crime occurred. School boards may require any student who has been found, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article, to have been in possession of, or under the influence of, drugs or alcohol on a school bus, on school property, or at a school-sponsored activity in violation of school board policies, to undergo evaluation for drug or alcohol abuse, or both, and, if recommended by the evaluator and with the consent of the student’s parent, to participate in a treatment program.\n\t\t\tAs used in this section, the term “charged” means that a petition or warrant has been filed or is pending against a pupil.B\n\nA school board may adopt regulations authorizing the division superintendent or his designee to require students to attend an alternative education program consistent with the provisions of subsection A after (i) written notice to the student and his parent that the student will be required to attend an alternative education program and (ii) notice of the opportunity for the student or his parent to participate in a hearing to be conducted by the division superintendent or his designee regarding such placement. The decision of the superintendent or his designee regarding such alternative education placement shall be final unless altered by the school board, upon timely written petition, as established in regulation, by the student or his parent, for a review of the record by the school board.C\n\nA school board may adopt regulations authorizing the principal or his designee to impose a short-term suspension, pursuant to § 22.1-277.04, upon a student who has been charged with an offense involving intentional injury enumerated in subsection G of § 16.1-260, to another student in the same school pending a decision as to whether to require that such student attend an alternative education program.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246840,"text":"A school board may, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article, require any student who has been (i) charged with an offense relating to the Commonwealth’s laws, or with a violation of school board policies, on weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person, or with an offense that is required to be disclosed to the superintendent of the school division pursuant to subsection G of § 16.1-260; (ii) found guilty or not innocent of an offense relating to the Commonwealth’s laws on weapons, alcohol, or drugs, or of a crime that resulted in or could have resulted in injury to others, or of an offense that is required to be disclosed to the superintendent of the school division pursuant to subsection G of § 16.1-260; (iii) found to have committed a serious offense or repeated offenses in violation of school board policies; (iv) suspended pursuant to § 22.1-277.05; or (v) expelled pursuant to § 22.1-277.06, 22.1-277.07, or 22.1-277.08, or subsection C of § 22.1-277, to attend an alternative education program. A school board may require such student to attend such programs regardless of where the crime occurred. School boards may require any student who has been found, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article, to have been in possession of, or under the influence of, drugs or alcohol on a school bus, on school property, or at a school-sponsored activity in violation of school board policies, to undergo evaluation for drug or alcohol abuse, or both, and, if recommended by the evaluator and with the consent of the student’s parent, to participate in a treatment program.\n\t\t\tAs used in this section, the term “charged” means that a petition or warrant has been filed or is pending against a pupil.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":246841,"text":"A school board may adopt regulations authorizing the division superintendent or his designee to require students to attend an alternative education program consistent with the provisions of subsection A after (i) written notice to the student and his parent that the student will be required to attend an alternative education program and (ii) notice of the opportunity for the student or his parent to participate in a hearing to be conducted by the division superintendent or his designee regarding such placement. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 835 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1995, chapters 724<\/a>, 755<\/a>, and 801<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 355<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 457<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 577<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 688<\/a> and 820<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 119<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 208<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 585<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58598,"section_number":"22.1-266","catch_line":"Law-enforcement officers and truant children","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-266\/"},{"id":77797,"section_number":"22.1-276.01","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-276.01\/"},{"id":83901,"section_number":"22.1-277.2:2","catch_line":"Alternative education program data","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277.2_2\/"},{"id":80543,"section_number":"22.1-289","catch_line":"Transfer and management of scholastic records; disclosure of information in court notices; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57160,"section_number":"16.1-260","catch_line":"Intake; petition; investigation","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-260\/"},{"id":87441,"section_number":"22.1-277","catch_line":"Suspensions and expulsions of students generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277\/"},{"id":56964,"section_number":"22.1-277.04","catch_line":"Short-term suspension; procedures; readmission","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277.04\/"},{"id":74747,"section_number":"22.1-277.05","catch_line":"Long-term suspensions; procedures; readmission","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277.05\/"},{"id":68982,"section_number":"22.1-277.06","catch_line":"Expulsions; procedures; readmission","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277.06\/"},{"id":67657,"section_number":"22.1-277.07","catch_line":"Expulsion of students under certain circumstances; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277.07\/"},{"id":75022,"section_number":"22.1-277.08","catch_line":"Expulsion of students for certain drug offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277.08\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182437,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68197,"identifier":"22.1-277.2:1","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-277.2_1","url":"\/22.1-277.2_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-277.2_1\/","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-277.2_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disciplinary authority of school boards under certain circumstances; alternative education program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-277.2:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A school board<\/span> may, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article, require any student who has been (i) charged<\/span> with an offense<\/span> relating to the Commonwealth’s laws<\/span>, or with a violation of school board<\/span> policies, on weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person, or with an offense<\/span> that is required to be disclosed to the superintendent<\/span> of the school division pursuant to subsection G of § 16.1-260<\/a>; (ii) found guilty or not innocent of an offense<\/span> relating to the Commonwealth’s laws<\/span> on weapons, alcohol, or drugs, or of a crime<\/span> that resulted in or could have resulted in injury to others, or of an offense<\/span> that is required to be disclosed to the superintendent<\/span> of the school division pursuant to subsection G of § 16.1-260<\/a>; (iii) found to have committed a serious offense<\/span> or repeated offenses<\/span> in violation of school board<\/span> policies; (iv) suspended pursuant to § 22.1-277.05<\/a>; or (v) expelled pursuant to § 22.1-277.06<\/a>, 22.1-277.07<\/a>, or 22.1-277.08<\/a>, or subsection C of § 22.1-277<\/a>, to attend an alternative education program. A school board<\/span> may require such student to attend such programs regardless of where the crime<\/span> occurred. School boards<\/span> may require any student who has been found, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article, to have been in possession<\/span> of, or under the influence of, drugs or alcohol on a school bus, on school property, or at a school-sponsored activity in violation of school board<\/span> policies, to undergo evaluation for drug or alcohol abuse, or both, and, if recommended by the evaluator and with the consent of the student’s parent<\/span>, to participate in a treatment program.\n\t\t\tAs used in this section, the term “charged<\/span>” means that a petition<\/span> or warrant has been filed or is pending against a pupil. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A school board<\/span> may adopt regulations authorizing the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee to require students to attend an alternative education program consistent with the provisions of subsection A after (i) written notice to the student and his parent<\/span> that the student will be required to attend an alternative education program and (ii) notice of the opportunity for the student or his parent<\/span> to participate in a hearing<\/span> to be conducted by the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee regarding such placement. The decision of the superintendent or his designee regarding such alternative education placement shall be final unless altered by the school board<\/span>, upon timely written petition<\/span>, as established in regulation, by the student or his parent<\/span>, for a review of the record by the school board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A school board<\/span> may adopt regulations authorizing the principal or his designee to impose a short-term suspension, pursuant to § 22.1-277.04<\/a>, upon a student who has been charged<\/span> with an offense<\/span> involving intentional injury enumerated in subsection G of § 16.1-260<\/a>, to another student in the same school pending a decision as to whether to require that such student attend an alternative education program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL BOARDS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; ALTERNATIVE\nEDUCATION PROGRAM (\u00a7 22.1-277.2:1)\n\nA. A school board may, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this\narticle, require any student who has been (i) charged with an offense relating\nto the Commonwealth’s laws, or with a violation of school board policies,\non weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person, or with\nan offense that is required to be disclosed to the superintendent of the school\ndivision pursuant to subsection G of § 16.1-260; (ii) found guilty or not\ninnocent of an offense relating to the Commonwealth’s laws on weapons,\nalcohol, or drugs, or of a crime that resulted in or could have resulted in\ninjury to others, or of an offense that is required to be disclosed to the\nsuperintendent of the school division pursuant to subsection G of §\n16.1-260; (iii) found to have committed a serious offense or repeated offenses\nin violation of school board policies; (iv) suspended pursuant to §\n22.1-277.05; or (v) expelled pursuant to § 22.1-277.06, 22.1-277.07, or\n22.1-277.08, or subsection C of § 22.1-277, to attend an alternative\neducation program. A school board may require such student to attend such\nprograms regardless of where the crime occurred. School boards may require any\nstudent who has been found, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this\narticle, to have been in possession of, or under the influence of, drugs or\nalcohol on a school bus, on school property, or at a school-sponsored activity\nin violation of school board policies, to undergo evaluation for drug or alcohol\nabuse, or both, and, if recommended by the evaluator and with the consent of the\nstudent’s parent, to participate in a treatment program.\n\t\t\tAs used in this section, the term “charged” means that a petition\nor warrant has been filed or is pending against a pupil.\n\nB. A school board may adopt regulations authorizing the division superintendent\nor his designee to require students to attend an alternative education program\nconsistent with the provisions of subsection A after (i) written notice to the\nstudent and his parent that the student will be required to attend an\nalternative education program and (ii) notice of the opportunity for the student\nor his parent to participate in a hearing to be conducted by the division\nsuperintendent or his designee regarding such placement. The decision of the\nsuperintendent or his designee regarding such alternative education placement\nshall be final unless altered by the school board, upon timely written petition,\nas established in regulation, by the student or his parent, for a review of the\nrecord by the school board.\n\nC. A school board may adopt regulations authorizing the principal or his\ndesignee to impose a short-term suspension, pursuant to § 22.1-277.04, upon\na student who has been charged with an offense involving intentional injury\nenumerated in subsection G of § 16.1-260, to another student in the same\nschool pending a decision as to whether to require that such student attend an\nalternative education program.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 835; 1995, cc. 724, 755, 801; 1998, c. 355; 1999, c. 457;\n2000, c. 577, \u00a7 22.1-277.1; 2001, cc. 688, 820; 2003, c. 119; 2009, c. 208;\n2018, c. 585.","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}}