Physical Assault In School In Virginia
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§ 18.2-57.2. Assault and battery against a family or household member; penalty. A. Any person who commits an assault and battery against a family or household member is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Corporal punishment prohibited. A. No teacher, principal or other person employed by a school board or employed in a school operated by the Commonwealth shall subject a student to corporal punishment.
Decision of school board; generally. A. The school board shall retain its exclusive final authority over matters concerning employment and supervision of its personnel, including dismissals and suspensions.
If the victim of a Simple Assault or Assault and Battery is a principal, teacher, guidance counselor, etc. and the offense takes place while the victim is working as such, the sentence includes a mandatory jail sentence.
Most misdemeanors in Virginia have a one-year time limit, including minor assault and battery and certain theft charges. However, Virginia is unique in that it does not have a statute of limitations for most felonies.
"Physical restraint" means a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move freely.
Virginia Code §3.2-6570 makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to: Override, overdrive, overload, mistreat or abandon an animal. Torture any animal. Willfully inflict inhumane injury or pain not connected with bona fide scientific or medical experimentation on any animal.
"Physical restraint" means a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move freely.
§ 63.2-1511. Complaints of abuse and neglect against school personnel; interagency agreement.
Physical restraint is defined as a “personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head freely.” ing to the Stop Hurting Kids Campaign, it can include: “face down or prone restraint, immobilizing a student by pinning arms and legs onto the ground ...
