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Except for copies of report cards and letters previously sent to parents, subjective information, including observations, comments or opinions shall be redacted, by the court, from any records prior to admittance of the records into evidence pursuant to this section. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 558<\/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 2009, chapter 212<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 499<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277387,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66355,"identifier":"8.01-390.1","token":"8.01\/14\/2\/8.01-390.1","url":"\/8.01-390.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-390.1\/","token":"8.01\/14\/2\/8.01-390.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"School records as evidence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-390.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In a proceeding where a minor<\/span>’s school records are material<\/span> and otherwise admissible<\/span>, copies of such school records shall be received as evidence<\/span> in any matter, provided that such copies are authenticated to be true and accurate copies by the custodian thereof, or by the person<\/span> to whom the custodian reports if they are different. An affidavit<\/span> signed by the custodian of such records, or by the person<\/span> to whom the custodian reports if they are different, stating that such records are true and accurate copies of such records shall be valid authentication for the purposes of this section. Except for copies of report cards and letters previously sent to parents, subjective information, including observations, comments or opinions<\/span> shall be redacted, by the court<\/span>, from any records prior to admittance of the records into evidence<\/span> pursuant to this section. Any party<\/span> seeking to introduce records authenticated by affidavit<\/span> under this section shall deliver notice and a copy of such records to the other parties so that they are received not less than seven days prior to the introduction of such records.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL RECORDS AS EVIDENCE (\u00a7 8.01-390.1)\n\nIn a proceeding where a minor’s school records are material and otherwise\nadmissible, copies of such school records shall be received as evidence in any\nmatter, provided that such copies are authenticated to be true and accurate\ncopies by the custodian thereof, or by the person to whom the custodian reports\nif they are different. An affidavit signed by the custodian of such records, or\nby the person to whom the custodian reports if they are different, stating that\nsuch records are true and accurate copies of such records shall be valid\nauthentication for the purposes of this section. Except for copies of report\ncards and letters previously sent to parents, subjective information, including\nobservations, comments or opinions shall be redacted, by the court, from any\nrecords prior to admittance of the records into evidence pursuant to this\nsection. Any party seeking to introduce records authenticated by affidavit under\nthis section shall deliver notice and a copy of such records to the other\nparties so that they are received not less than seven days prior to the\nintroduction of such records.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 558; 2009, c. 212; 2012, c. 499.","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}}