                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECEIPT, DISSEMINATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS OF CERTAIN LAW-ENFORCEMENT
INFORMATION (§ 22.1-288.2)

A. A division superintendent shall disseminate the notice or information
regarding an adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense listed in
subsection G of &#xA7; 16.1-260, contained in a notice received by him pursuant
to &#xA7; 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.

B. 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 &#xA7; 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&#8217;s scholastic record, in accordance with
regulations of the Board of Education governing the management of scholastic
records.
			Every notice of adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense
listed in subsection G of &#xA7; 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 &#xA7; 16.1-260, the notice shall become a part of the
student&#8217;s disciplinary record.

C. When a superintendent receives notice of the filing of a petition from the
intake officer in accordance with &#xA7; 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 &#xA7; 16.1-273, the superintendent shall
provide information regarding the student&#8217;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&#8217;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 &#xA7; 16.1-293.

HISTORY: 1994, cc. 835, 913; 1995, c. 429; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 1998, c. 870;
2003, c. 119.