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1999 SESSION


CHAPTER 516
An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-278.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school safety audits.
[H 1521]
Approved March 27, 1999

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-278.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-278.1. School safety audits required.

A. For the purposes of this section, "school safety audit" means an a written assessment of the safety conditions in each public school to (i) identify and, if necessary, develop solutions for physical safety concerns, including building security issues and (ii) identify and evaluate any patterns of student safety concerns occurring on school property or at school-sponsored events. Solutions and responses may include recommendations for structural adjustments, changes in school safety procedures, and revisions to the school board's standards for student conduct.

B. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall develop a list of items to be reviewed and evaluated in the school safety audits required by this section. Each local school board shall require all schools under its supervisory control to conduct school safety audits as defined in this section and consistent with such list. Each school shall maintain a copy of the school safety audit within the office of the school principal and shall make a copy of such report available for review upon written request.

C. The school board may establish a school safety audit committee to consist of representatives of parents, teachers, local law-enforcement agencies, judicial and public safety personnel, and the community-at-large. The school safety audit committee shall evaluate, in accordance with the directions of the local school board, the safety of each school and submit a plan for improving school safety at a public meeting of the local school board.