Article 1 Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §22.1-199 Kindergarten programs suitable for certain children
  • §22.1-199.1 Programs designed to promote educational opportunities
  • §22.1-199.2 Standards for remediation programs established
  • §22.1-199.3 Repealed
  • §22.1-199.4 At-Risk Student Academic Achievement Program and Fund
  • §22.1-199.5 After school programs for at-risk students
  • §22.1-199.6 Expired
  • §22.1-199.7 Community schools; interagency task force; Office of Community Schools at the Department
  • §22.1-200 Subjects taught in elementary grades
  • §22.1-200.01 Alternatives to animal dissection
  • §22.1-200.02 Repealed
  • §22.1-200.03 Economics education and financial literacy required in middle and high school grades; Board of Education to establish objectives for economic education and financial literacy; banking-at-school programs
  • §22.1-200.1 Optional education programs for kindergarten through grade five
  • §22.1-200.2 Minimum instructional time; optional unstructured recreational time
  • §22.1-200.3 Alternative instructional time models permitted
  • §22.1-201 Study of documents of Virginia history and United States Constitution
  • §22.1-202 Instruction in history and principles of flags of United States and Virginia; pledge of allegiance to American flag; guidelines developed by the Board
  • §22.1-202.1 Comparative religion as elective course
  • §22.1-203 Daily observance of one minute of silence
  • §22.1-203.1 Student-initiated prayer
  • §22.1-203.2 Guidelines for constitutional compliance for student prayer
  • §22.1-203.3 Religious viewpoint expression; student expression
  • §22.1-203.4 Public high schools; Virginia voter registration
  • §22.1-204 Study of accident prevention
  • §22.1-204.1 Firearm safety education program
  • §22.1-204.2 Hunter safety education programs for students in grades seven through 12
  • §22.1-204.3 Virginia Student Training Employment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program established
  • §22.1-205 Driver education programs
  • §22.1-205.1 High school student parking passes; valid driver’s license required
  • §22.1-206 Instruction concerning drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, retail tobacco products, hemp products intended for smoking, and gambling
  • §22.1-206.01 Instruction concerning opioid overdose prevention and reversal
  • §22.1-206.02 Fentanyl education and awareness; instructional resources and materials
  • §22.1-206.1 Lyme disease; instructional resources and materials
  • §22.1-206.2 Instruction concerning post-graduate opportunities for high school students
  • §22.1-206.3 Dual enrollment programs; course credit; guidelines
  • §22.1-207 Physical and health education
  • §22.1-207.1 Family life education
  • §22.1-207.1:1 Family life education; certain curricula and Standards of Learning
  • §22.1-207.2 Right of parents to review certain materials; summaries distributed
  • §22.1-207.2:1 Anti-bullying or suicide prevention materials; parental right to review
  • §22.1-207.2:2 School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program; applications
  • §22.1-207.3 School breakfast programs
  • §22.1-207.3:1 Distribution of excess food
  • §22.1-207.4 Nutritional guidelines for competitive foods
  • §22.1-207.4:1 Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision
  • §22.1-207.4:2 Participation in the Afterschool Meal Program
  • §22.1-207.4:3 (Effective July 1, 2027) Nutritional standards for school meals and other foods; certain color additives prohibited
  • §22.1-207.5 Instruction in American Sign Language
  • §22.1-207.6 Military-connected students; National Math and Science Initiative
  • §22.1-207.7 4-H educational programs and activities; attendance
  • §22.1-207.8 Academic credit for work experience; fine arts programs; guidelines
  • §22.1-207.9 Certain advanced or accelerated mathematics opportunities; policies and criteria for enrollment; data reporting
  • §22.1-208 Emphasis on moral education
  • §22.1-208.01 Character education required
  • §22.1-208.02 Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee
  • §22.1-208.1 Repealed
  • §22.1-208.2:1.1 Repealed
  • §22.1-208.2:2 Repealed
  • §22.1-208.2:3 Repealed
  • §22.1-208.2:4 Expired
  • §22.1-209 Employment counseling and placement services
  • §22.1-209.01 Repealed
  • §22.1-209.1:10 Repealed
  • §22.1-209.1:2 Regional alternative education programs for certain students
  • §22.1-209.1:3 Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Programs
  • §22.1-209.1:4 Repealed
  • §22.1-209.1:5 Expired
  • §22.1-209.1:6 Repealed
  • §22.1-209.1:7 Repealed
  • §22.1-209.1:8 Expired
  • §22.1-209.1:9 Repealed
  • §22.1-209.2 Programs and teachers in regional detention homes, certain local detention homes and state agencies and institutions
  • §22.1-210 Night schools
  • §22.1-211 Operation of vacation schools and summer camps by school boards
  • §22.1-211.1 (Expires July 1, 2027) Community Builders Pilot Program established; report
  • §22.1-212 Repealed
  • §22.1-212.1 Obligations of school boards
  • §22.1-212.1:1 Single-sex education
  • §22.1-212.1:2 Green schools program; education programs to promote waste reduction and resource efficiency
  • §22.1-212.2 Virtual Virginia
  • §22.1-212.2:1 Repealed
  • §22.1-212.2:2 Educational technology foundations and public school foundations
  • §22.1-212.2:3 Repealed
  • §22.1-212.2:4 Interscholastic athletics; student-athletes; compensation and representation for name, image, or likeness