Virginia § 22.1-279.10 - School resource officers; data
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-279.10 — School resource officers; data, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-279.10. School resource officers; data
The Department of Criminal Justice Services, in coordination with the Department of Education and the Department of Juvenile Justice, shall annually collect, report, and publish on its website data on the use of force against students, including the use of chemical, mechanical, or other restraints and instances of seclusion; detentions of students; arrests of students; student referrals to court or court service units; and other disciplinary actions by school resource officers involving students. Such data shall (i) be published in a manner that protects the identities of students and (ii) be disaggregated by local school division and by student age, grade, race, ethnicity, gender, and disability, if such data is available.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-279.10 ("School resource officers; data") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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