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The principal shall further disseminate such information to licensed instructional personnel and other school personnel who (i) provide direct educational or support services to the student and (ii) have a legitimate educational interest in such information.B\n\nA parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of a student in a public school and, with consent of a parent or in compliance with a court order, the court in which the disposition was rendered, shall be notified in writing of any disciplinary action taken with regard to any incident upon which the adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260 was based and the reasons therefor. The parent or guardian shall also be notified of his or her right to review, and to request an amendment of, the student’s scholastic record, in accordance with regulations of the Board of Education governing the management of scholastic records.\n\t\t\tEvery notice of adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260 received by a superintendent, and information contained in the notice, which is not a disciplinary record as defined in Board of Education regulations, shall be maintained by him and by any others to whom he disseminates it, separately from all other records concerning the student. However, if the school administrators or the school board takes disciplinary action against a student based upon an incident which formed the basis for the adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260, the notice shall become a part of the student’s disciplinary record.C\n\nWhen a superintendent receives notice of the filing of a petition from the intake officer in accordance with § 16.1-260, or upon request of a court services unit for information made in conjunction with the preparation of a social history report pursuant to § 16.1-273, the superintendent shall provide information regarding the student’s educational and attendance status to the intake officer or court services unit, as the case may be. Whenever a division superintendent receives notice of a student’s commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, the superintendent or his designee shall participate in the development of a reenrollment plan as provided in § 16.1-293.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":221015,"text":"A division superintendent shall disseminate the notice or information regarding an adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260, contained in a notice received by him pursuant to § 16.1-305.1 to school personnel responsible for the management of student records and to other relevant school personnel, including, but not limited to, the principal of the school in which the student is enrolled. The principal shall further disseminate such information to licensed instructional personnel and other school personnel who (i) provide direct educational or support services to the student and (ii) have a legitimate educational interest in such information.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":221016,"text":"A parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of a student in a public school and, with consent of a parent or in compliance with a court order, the court in which the disposition was rendered, shall be notified in writing of any disciplinary action taken with regard to any incident upon which the adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260 was based and the reasons therefor. The parent or guardian shall also be notified of his or her right to review, and to request an amendment of, the student’s scholastic record, in accordance with regulations of the Board of Education governing the management of scholastic records.\n\t\t\tEvery notice of adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260 received by a superintendent, and information contained in the notice, which is not a disciplinary record as defined in Board of Education regulations, shall be maintained by him and by any others to whom he disseminates it, separately from all other records concerning the student. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 835<\/a> and 913<\/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 4 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, chapter 429<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 870<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 119<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":78870,"section_number":"16.1-309","catch_line":"Penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-309\/"},{"id":64442,"section_number":"22.1-279.3:1","catch_line":"Reports of certain acts to school authorities; reports of certain acts by school authorities to parents; reports of certain acts by school authorities to law enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-279.3_1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57160,"section_number":"16.1-260","catch_line":"Intake; petition; investigation","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-260\/"},{"id":84576,"section_number":"16.1-273","catch_line":"Court may require investigation of social history and preparation of victim impact statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-273\/"},{"id":62499,"section_number":"16.1-293","catch_line":"Supervision of juvenile or person during commitment and on parole; placing juvenile in halfway house","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-293\/"},{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60447,"identifier":"22.1-288.2","token":"22.1\/14\/5\/22.1-288.2","url":"\/22.1-288.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-288.2\/","token":"22.1\/14\/5\/22.1-288.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Receipt, dissemination and maintenance of records of certain law-enforcement information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-288.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A division superintendent<\/span> shall disseminate the notice or information regarding an adjudication of delinquency or conviction<\/span> for an offense<\/span> listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260<\/a>, contained in a notice received by him pursuant to § 16.1-305.1<\/a> to school personnel responsible for the management of student records and to other relevant school personnel, including, but not limited to, the principal of the school in which the student is enrolled. The principal shall further disseminate such information to licensed instructional personnel and other school personnel who (i) provide direct educational or support services to the student and (ii) have a legitimate educational interest in such information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A parent<\/span>, guardian or other person having control or charge of a student in a public school and, with consent of a parent<\/span> or in compliance with a court order<\/span>, the court in which the disposition<\/span> was rendered, shall be notified in writing of any disciplinary action taken with regard to any incident upon which the adjudication of delinquency or conviction<\/span> for an offense<\/span> listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260<\/a> was based and the reasons therefor. The parent<\/span> or guardian shall also be notified of his or her right to review, and to request an amendment of, the student’s scholastic record, in accordance with regulations of the Board of Education governing the management of scholastic records.\n\t\t\tEvery notice of adjudication of delinquency or conviction<\/span> for an offense<\/span> listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260<\/a> received by a superintendent, and information contained in the notice, which is not a disciplinary record as defined in Board of Education regulations, shall be maintained by him and by any others to whom he disseminates it, separately from all other records concerning the student. However, if the school administrators or the school board<\/span> takes disciplinary action against a student based upon an incident which formed the basis for the adjudication of delinquency or conviction<\/span> for an offense<\/span> listed in subsection G of § 16.1-260<\/a>, the notice shall become a part of the student’s disciplinary record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> When a superintendent receives notice of the filing of a petition<\/span> from the intake officer in accordance with § 16.1-260<\/a>, or upon request of a court services unit for information made in conjunction with the preparation of a social history report pursuant to § 16.1-273<\/a>, the superintendent shall provide information regarding the student’s educational and attendance status to the intake officer or court services unit, as the case may be. Whenever a division superintendent<\/span> receives notice of a student’s commitment to the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice, the superintendent or his designee shall participate in the development of a reenrollment plan as provided in § 16.1-293<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECEIPT, DISSEMINATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS OF CERTAIN LAW-ENFORCEMENT\nINFORMATION (\u00a7 22.1-288.2)\n\nA. A division superintendent shall disseminate the notice or information\nregarding an adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in\nsubsection G of § 16.1-260, contained in a notice received by him pursuant\nto § 16.1-305.1 to school personnel responsible for the management of\nstudent records and to other relevant school personnel, including, but not\nlimited to, the principal of the school in which the student is enrolled. The\nprincipal shall further disseminate such information to licensed instructional\npersonnel and other school personnel who (i) provide direct educational or\nsupport services to the student and (ii) have a legitimate educational interest\nin such information.\n\nB. A parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of a student in a\npublic school and, with consent of a parent or in compliance with a court order,\nthe court in which the disposition was rendered, shall be notified in writing of\nany disciplinary action taken with regard to any incident upon which the\nadjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in subsection G\nof § 16.1-260 was based and the reasons therefor. The parent or guardian\nshall also be notified of his or her right to review, and to request an\namendment of, the student’s scholastic record, in accordance with\nregulations of the Board of Education governing the management of scholastic\nrecords.\n\t\t\tEvery notice of adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense\nlisted in subsection G of § 16.1-260 received by a superintendent, and\ninformation contained in the notice, which is not a disciplinary record as\ndefined in Board of Education regulations, shall be maintained by him and by any\nothers to whom he disseminates it, separately from all other records concerning\nthe student. However, if the school administrators or the school board takes\ndisciplinary action against a student based upon an incident which formed the\nbasis for the adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in\nsubsection G of § 16.1-260, the notice shall become a part of the\nstudent’s disciplinary record.\n\nC. When a superintendent receives notice of the filing of a petition from the\nintake officer in accordance with § 16.1-260, or upon request of a court\nservices unit for information made in conjunction with the preparation of a\nsocial history report pursuant to § 16.1-273, the superintendent shall\nprovide information regarding the student’s educational and attendance\nstatus to the intake officer or court services unit, as the case may be.\nWhenever a division superintendent receives notice of a student’s\ncommitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, the superintendent or his\ndesignee shall participate in the development of a reenrollment plan as provided\nin § 16.1-293.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 835, 913; 1995, c. 429; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 1998, c. 870;\n2003, c. 119.","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}}