22.1-204.1 - Firearm safety education program. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-204.1. Firearm safety education program.

Local school boards may provide firearm safety education programs forstudents in the elementary school grades. To assist local school boardselecting to provide firearm safety education programs, the Board of Educationshall establish curriculum guidelines for a standardized program of firearmsafety education for the elementary school grades to promote the protectionand safety of children enrolled in the public schools. The curriculumguidelines shall incorporate, among other principles of firearm safety,accident prevention and the rules upon which the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Programoffered by the National Rifle Association is based. Local school boardselecting to provide firearm safety education shall offer instruction pursuantto the Board's curriculum guidelines and shall integrate firearm safetyeducation into appropriate subject areas, if feasible, to ensure that everyelementary grade student completes the course of study in firearm safetyeducation.

(2010, c. 859.)