Discipline

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Discipline.” It is part of Chapter 14 “Pupils”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”. It contains 42 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 42 sections.

§ 22.1-276	Repealed
§ 22.1-276.01	Definitions
§ 22.1-276.1	Expired
§ 22.1-276.2	Removal of students from classes
§ 22.1-276.3	Ineligibility of students to compete in athletic competitions
§ 22.1-277	Suspensions and expulsions of students generally
§ 22.1-277.01	Repealed
§ 22.1-277.04	Short-term suspension; procedures; readmission
§ 22.1-277.05	Long-term suspensions; procedures; readmission
§ 22.1-277.06	Expulsions; procedures; readmission
§ 22.1-277.07	Expulsion of students under certain circumstances; exceptions
§ 22.1-277.07:1	Policies prohibiting possession of firearms
§ 22.1-277.08	Expulsion of students for certain drug offenses
§ 22.1-277.1	Repealed
§ 22.1-277.2	Authority to exclude students under certain circumstances; petition for readmission; alternative education program
§ 22.1-277.2:1	Disciplinary authority of school boards under certain circumstances; alternative education program
§ 22.1-277.2:2	Alternative education program data
§ 22.1-278	Repealed
§ 22.1-279	Repealed
§ 22.1-279.1	Corporal punishment prohibited
§ 22.1-279.10	School resource officers; data
§ 22.1-279.1:1	The use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; Board of Education regulations
§ 22.1-279.2	Repealed
§ 22.1-279.3	Parental responsibility and involvement requirements
§ 22.1-279.3:1	Reports of certain acts to school authorities; reports of certain acts by school authorities to parents; reports of certain acts by school authorities to law enforcement
§ 22.1-279.3:2	Public elementary and secondary school students; protective orders; notification
§ 22.1-279.3:3	Alternative school discipline process for certain incidents
§ 22.1-279.4	Information regarding prosecution for certain crimes
§ 22.1-279.5	Repealed
§ 22.1-279.6	Board of Education guidelines and model policies for codes of student conduct; school board regulations
§ 22.1-279.7	Guidelines for student searches
§ 22.1-279.8	School safety audits and school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans required
§ 22.1-279.9	Development of programs to prevent crime and violence; hazing prevention training program
§ 22.1-280	Repealed
§ 22.1-280.1	Repealed
§ 22.1-280.2	School crime line defined; development of school crime lines authorized; local school boards' authority; Board to promulgate regulations
§ 22.1-280.2:1	Employment of school security officers
§ 22.1-280.2:2	Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013
§ 22.1-280.2:3	School boards; safety and security personnel
§ 22.1-280.2:4	School boards; firearms on school property
§ 22.1-280.3	Repealed
§ 22.1-280.4	School board action regarding destruction of property