22.1-277 - Suspensions and expulsions of pupils generally. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-277. Suspensions and expulsions of pupils generally.

A. Pupils may be suspended or expelled from attendance at school forsufficient cause; however, in no cases may sufficient cause for suspensionsinclude only instances of truancy.

B. Any student for whom the division superintendent of the school division inwhich such student is enrolled has received a report pursuant to § 16.1-305.1of an adjudication of delinquency or a conviction for an offense listed insubsection G of § 16.1-260 may be suspended or expelled from schoolattendance pursuant to this article.

C. The authority provided in § 22.1-276.2 for teachers to remove studentsfrom their classes in certain instances of disruptive behavior shall not beinterpreted to affect the operation of § 22.1-277.04, 22.1-277.05, or22.1-277.06.

(Code 1950, §§ 22-230.1, 22-230.2; 1972, c. 604; 1980, c. 559; 1984, c. 415;1997, cc. 371, 585, 608, 734, 830; 1998, cc. 355, 379, § 22.1-277.02; 2001,cc. 688, 820; 2003, c. 119; 2009, c. 70.)