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’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§ 22.1-276	Repealed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§ 22.1-277.01	Repealed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§ 22.1-277.1	Repealed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§ 22.1-278	Repealed
§ 22.1-279	Repealed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§ 22.1-279.2	Repealed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§ 22.1-279.5	Repealed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§ 22.1-280	Repealed
§ 22.1-280.1	Repealed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