78767863.2-1511Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Welfare (social Services)Social Services ProgramsChild Abuse And NeglectComplaintsComplaints of abuse and neglect against school personnel; interagency agreement2001, c. 588, § 63.1-248.4:1; 2002, c. 747; 2003, cc. 986, 1013; 2005, cc. 767, 806; 2014, c. 412.Mulvey v. Jones3346022587 S.E.2d 7282003-10-28https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064089/mulvey-v-jones/ . . . recodifying former Code § 63.1-248.4:1 as Code § 63.2-1511). The legislature has expressly . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Mulvey v. Jones3346022587 S.E.2d 7282003-10-28https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064089/mulvey-v-jones/ . . . recodifying former Code § 63.1-248.4:1 as Code § 63.2-1511). The legislature has expressly . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1511/22.1-279.1Corporal punishment prohibited/22.1-279.1/63.2-1503Local departments to establish child-protective services; duties/63.2-1503/63.2-1505Investigations by local departments/63.2-1505/63.2-1516.1Investigation procedures when school employee is subject of the complaint or report; release of information in joint investigations/63.2-1516.1//63.2-1511/63.2/III/15/2/63.2-1511If a teacher, principal or other person employed by a local school board or employed in a school operated by the Commonwealth is suspected of abusing or neglecting a child in the course of his educational employment, the complaint shall be investigated in accordance with §§ 63.2-1503, 63.2-1505 and 63.2-1516.1. Pursuant to § 22.1-279.1, no teacher, principal or other person employed by a school board or employed in a school operated by the Commonwealth shall subject a student to corporal punishment. However, this prohibition of corporal punishment shall not be deemed to prevent (i) the use of incidental, minor or reasonable physical contact or other actions designed to maintain order and control; (ii) the use of reasonable and necessary force to quell a disturbance or remove a student from the scene of a disturbance that threatens physical injury to persons or damage to property; (iii) the use of reasonable and necessary force to prevent a student from inflicting physical harm on himself; (iv) the use of reasonable and necessary force for self-defense or the defense of others; or (v) the use of reasonable and necessary force to obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects or controlled substances or paraphernalia that are upon the person of the student or within his control. In determining whether the actions of a teacher, principal or other person employed by a school board or employed in a school operated by the Commonwealth are within the exceptions provided in this section, the local department shall examine whether the actions at the time of the event that were made by such person were reasonable.sectionAA1Each local department and local school division shall adopt a written interagency agreement as a protocol for investigating child abuse and neglect reports. The interagency agreement shall be based on recommended procedures for conducting investigations developed by the Departments of Education and Social Services.sectionDD1