                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS TO PREVENT CRIME AND VIOLENCE; HAZING PREVENTION
TRAINING PROGRAM (§ 22.1-279.9)

All school boards shall develop, in cooperation with the local law-enforcement
agencies, juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, and personnel,
parents, and the community at large, programs to prevent violence and crime on
school property and at school-sponsored events, which shall include
research-based hazing prevention. Activities designed to prevent the recurrence
of violence and crime, including hazing, may include such interventions as
education relating to Virginia&#8217;s criminal law, school crime lines, peer
mediation, conflict resolution, community service requirements, and any program
focused on demonstrating the consequences of violence and crime. School boards
are encouraged to develop and use a network of volunteer services in
implementing these prevention activities.

HISTORY: 2001, cc. 688, 820; 2004, c. 574; 2024, cc. 7, 144.