                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DRINKING OR POSSESSING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN OR ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS;
PENALTY (§ 4.1-309)

A. No person shall possess or drink any alcoholic beverage in or upon the
grounds of any public elementary or secondary school during school hours or
school or student activities.

B. In addition, no person shall drink and no organization shall serve any
alcoholic beverage in or upon the grounds of any public elementary or secondary
school after school hours or school or student activities, except for religious
congregations using wine for sacramental purposes only.

C. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a
Class 2 misdemeanor.

D. This section shall not prohibit any person from possessing or drinking
alcoholic beverages or any organization from serving alcoholic beverages in
areas approved by the Board at a performing arts facility, provided the
organization operating the performing arts facility or its lessee has a license
granted by the Board.

HISTORY: 1954, c. 651, § 4-78.1; 1982, c. 288; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 866;
1994, c. 844; 1997, cc. 784, 837; 2007, c. 813; 2024, cc. 111, 255, 619, 622,
627.