CODE OF VIRGINIA

OPTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE FIVE (§ 22.1-200.1)

In lieu of §§ 22.1-277, 22.1-277.07, and 22.1-277.08, a school board may
establish optional age-appropriate education programs for young students in
grades kindergarten through five who require guidance, supervision, and
discipline in a structured learning environment and who need to be redirected
toward appropriate classroom decorum and acceptable personal behavior. The
programs shall provide instructional and support services that will enable
students to maintain academic achievement, attain basic skills and academic
proficiencies, and otherwise benefit from a public education during the time
that they may be removed from the regular classroom. The programs shall also be
designed to accommodate students within the school building to which they have
been assigned, facilitate the efficient transition of students between the
optional education program and their regular classroom, and provide for the
continuity of instruction, a nurturing environment, necessary guidance and
supervision, and the participation of the student’s parents in correcting
his behavior. Such programs shall be adequately staffed by licensed teachers or
other persons with demonstrated qualifications to instruct and manage students
with a range of academic gifts and deficiencies, disciplinary problems, and the
need to develop and use appropriate social skills.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 846.