Virginia § 22.1-4.3 - Participation by and notification of noncustodial parent
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-4.3 — Participation by and notification of noncustodial parent, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-4.3. Participation by and notification of noncustodial parent
Unless a court order has been issued to the contrary, the noncustodial parent of a student enrolled in a public school or day care center (i) shall not be denied the opportunity to participate in any of the student's school or day care activities in which such participation is supported or encouraged by the policies of the school or day care center solely on the basis of such noncustodial status and (ii) shall be included, upon the request of such noncustodial parent, as an emergency contact for the student's school or day care activities.
For the purposes of this section, "school or day care activities" shall include, but shall not be limited to, lunch breaks, special in-school programs, parent-teacher conferences and meetings, and extracurricular activities. It is the responsibility of the custodial parent to provide the court order to the school or day care center.
1997, c. 762, § 22.1-279.5; 2001, cc. 688, 820; 2005, c. 34.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-4.3 ("Participation by and notification of noncustodial parent") 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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