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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 8. Education |
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Agency 20. State Board of Education |
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Chapter 671. Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Schools for Students Withdisabilities |
Section 400. Searches
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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.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 31, Issue 24, eff. August 26, 2015.