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1997 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 22.1-277 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 22.1-277. Short-term and long-term suspension, and expulsion of pupils; generally.
A. Pupils may be suspended or expelled from attendance at school for sufficient cause.
B. A pupil may be suspended for not more than ten school days by either the
school principal, any assistant principal or in their absence any teacher. The
principal, assistant principal, or teacher may suspend the pupil
after giving the pupil oral or written notice of the charges against him and,
if he denies them, an explanation of the facts as known to school personnel and
an opportunity to present his version of what occurred; provided
that. In the case of any pupil whose presence poses a continuing danger
to persons or property, or whose presence is an ongoing
threat of disruption, the pupil may be removed from school immediately and the
notice, explanation of facts and opportunity to present his version shall
be given as soon as practicable thereafter. Upon suspension of any
pupil, the principal, assistant principal, or teacher
responsible for such suspension shall report the facts of the case in writing
to the division superintendent or his designee and the parent or person in
loco parentis of the pupil suspended. The division superintendent or his
designee shall review forthwith the action taken by the principal, assistant
principal, or teacher upon a petition for such review by any party in interest
and act so as to confirm or disapprove such action based on an
examination of the record of the pupil's behavior. The decision of the division
superintendent or his designee may be appealed to the school board or a
committee thereof in accordance with regulations of the school board.
C. A pupil may be suspended from attendance at school for more than
ten days after providing written notice to the pupil and his parent(s) or
guardian parent of the proposed action and the reasons
therefor and of the right to a hearing before the school board or a committee
thereof or, if permitted by the regulations of the school board, the
superintendent or his designee(s) designee. If the
regulations provide for a hearing by a committee of the school board or by the
superintendent or his designee(s) designee, the
regulations shall also provide for an appeal of the decision to the full school
board, which. Such appeal, if requested,
shall be decided by the school board within thirty days.
C. D. Pupils may be expelled from attendance at school
after written notice to the pupil and his parent or guardian of the
proposed action and the reasons therefor and of the right to a hearing before
the school board or a committee thereof in accordance with regulations of the
school board. If the regulations provide for a hearing by a committee of the
school board, the regulations shall also provide that such committee may
confirm or disapprove the expulsion of a student. Any such committee of the
school board shall be composed of at least three members. If the committee's
decision is not unanimous, the pupil or his parent may for an
appeal of the committee's decision to the full school board.
Such, which appeal, if requested, shall be
decided by the school board within thirty days.