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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>82988</law_id><section_number>22.1-16.6</section_number><catch_line>Guidelines for alternatives to suspension</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Board of Education</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Education shall establish guidelines for alternatives to short-term and long-term suspension for consideration by local <span class="dictionary">school boards</span>. Such alternatives may include positive behavior incentives, mediation, peer-to-peer counseling, <span class="dictionary">community service</span>, and other intervention alternatives.</p></section></text><history>2017, cc. 231, 303.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
