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Code of Student Conduct & Discipline:
School administrators have the responsibility for carrying out policies established by the local school board. At the school level, principals have primary responsibility for enforcing the Student Code of Conduct. They are typically authorized by local school boards to impose a broad range of disciplinary actions such as in-school suspension, after-school detention, suspension of certain privileges, and out-of-school suspension for up to ten days.
At the school division level, the superintendent administers discipline policy. In most school divisions there is a superintendent’s designee who typically conducts disciplinary hearings, has authority to suspend for more than ten days, investigates incidents, and prepares recommendations for action by the school board.
In accordance with Virginia laws and regulations, only local school boards have the authority to establish student conduct policies and procedures, often referred to as “discipline policies.” Final administrative authority for all disciplinary matters rests with local school boards which determine how and under what circumstances a disciplinary action may be appealed. Only a local school board has the authority to expel a student from school.