                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COURSE PLACEMENT (§ 22.1-375)

When a student transfers into a school division before or during the school
year, such school division shall initially honor placement of the student in
educational courses based on the student&#8217;s enrollment in the school in the
sending state or the sending country or educational assessments conducted at the
school in the sending state or the sending country if such courses are offered.
Such courses include honors, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement,
vocational, technical, and career pathways courses and any other courses for
which the school division is able to honor placement of such student. Continuing
the student&#8217;s academic program from the school in the sending state or the
sending country and promoting placement in academically challenging and
career-challenging courses should be paramount when considering course
placement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude school
divisions from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement
and continued enrollment of the student in educational courses.

HISTORY: 2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.