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Parental Responsibility and Involvement
Pursuant to the Code of Virginia 搂 22.1-279.3, each parent of a student enrolled in a public school has a duty
to assist the school in enforcing the standards of student conduct and compulsory school attendance in
order that education may be conducted in an atmosphere free of disruption and threat to persons or
property, and supportive of individual rights.
The school principal may request the student's parent or parents, if both parents have legal and physical
custody of such student, to meet with the principal or his designee to review the school board's standards of
student conduct and the parent's or parents' responsibility to participate with the school in disciplining the
student and maintaining order, to ensure the student's compliance with compulsory school attendance law,
and to discuss improvement of the child's behavior, school attendance, and educational progress.
The school principal may notify the parents of any student who violates a school board policy or the
compulsory school attendance requirements when such violation could result in the student's suspension or
the filing of a court petition, whether or not the school administration has imposed such disciplinary action
or filed a petition. The notice shall state (i) the date and particulars of the violation; (ii) the obligation of the
parent to take actions to assist the school in improving the student's behavior and ensuring compulsory
school attendance compliance; (iii) that, if the student is suspended, the parent may be required to
accompany the student to meet with school officials; and (iv) that a petition with the juvenile and domestic
relations court may be filed under certain circumstances to declare the student a child in need of
supervision.
No suspended student shall be admitted to the regular school program until such student and his parent
have met with school officials to discuss improvement of the student's behavior, unless the school principal
or his designee determines that readmission, without parent conference, is appropriate for the student.
If parents fail to comply with the law, a school board may, by petition to the juvenile and domestic relations
court, proceed against such parent for willful and unreasonable refusal to participate in efforts to improve
the student's behavior or school attendance. If found, guilty, the court may order the parent to so meet; to
participate in such programs to improve the student's behavior or school attendance or may order the
parent to pay a civil penalty.
Behavior Interventions
The Behavior Improvement Contract is a tool used at the school level after a student has been suspended
for a serious violation of the Code of Conduct. To be readmitted to school following suspension, the student
and a parent/guardian may be required to meet with the building administrator to review and sign the
contract. The Behavior Improvement Contract will define the behaviors expected of the student during the
next calendar year and the consequences for failure to meet those expectations.
If students violate the terms of the contract, they shall be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and
Discipline for review. That office may determine that students should be assigned to another school or
alternative program. The Office of Student Conduct and Discipline may also create a Behavior Monitoring
Plan for the student, which will be monitored by an Instructional Behavior Coach. This coach will serve as a
support for the student and address challenges the student faces in meeting conduct expectations.
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