Virginia § 22.1-288 - Furnishing information to public or private school or institution of higher education or private business or professional school or institution of higher education or military force
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§ 22.1-288. Furnishing information to public or private school or institution of higher education or private business or professional school or institution of higher education or military force
Notwithstanding § 22.1-287, the principal of any public school may permit the furnishing of or may furnish the names and addresses of pupils presently enrolled or pupils who have terminated their enrollment to any officer or employee of a public or private school or institution of higher education or any official of a private business or professional school or institution of higher education or any official recruiting representative of the military forces of the Commonwealth and the United States. This information shall be furnished for the purpose of informing pupils and former pupils of the educational and career opportunities available in the institutions or the military. No such public or private school or institution of higher education or private business or professional school or institution of higher education or official recruiting representative or the military force he represents shall use such information for purposes not directly related to the academic or professional goals of the institution or the military force. If any school or institution or any official representative or military force violates the provisions of this section, the privilege of the school, institution, or military force to receive the lists shall be suspended for a period of two years from the time of discovery of the misuse of such lists.
Code 1950, § 22-275.27; 1975, c. 639; 1980, c. 559; 1982, c. 258.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-288 ("Furnishing information to public or private school or institution of higher education or private business or professional school or institution of higher education or military force") 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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