8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-671-400 - Searches
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.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-321 of the Code of Virginia.
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