Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 671 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Section 8VAC20-671-400 - Searches
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-671-400
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. A school that does not conduct pat downs shall have a written policy prohibiting them.
B. A school that conducts pat downs shall develop and implement written policies and procedures that shall provide the following:
1. Pat downs shall be
limited to instances where they are necessary to prohibit contraband;
2. Pat downs shall be conducted by personnel
of the same gender as the student being searched;
3. Pat downs shall be conducted only by
personnel who are specifically authorized to conduct searches by the school's
written policies and procedures; and
4. Pat downs shall be conducted in such a way
as to protect the subject's dignity and in the presence of one or more
witnesses.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-321 of the Code of Virginia.
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