Virginia Law

Article 4. Educational Records and Enrollment.

In the event that official educational records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer from a local education agency in a sending state to a school division, the custodian of the records in the sending state may prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational records. Upon receipt of the unofficial educational records by a school in a school division, such school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based on the information provided in the unofficial records pending validation by the official records, as quickly as possible.

2023, c. 783.

Students shall be allowed to enroll in the school division of the student's intended residence if documentation is provided, at the time of enrollment, of Title 22 or 50 orders of the federal employee parent. Documentation indicating a permanent address within the school division shall be provided to the school division within 120 days of a student's enrollment or tuition may be charged, including tuition for the days since the student's enrollment. In the event that the federal employee parent is ordered to relocate under Title 22 or Title 50 orders before the one hundred twentieth day following the student's enrollment, the school division shall not charge tuition. Students eligible to enroll in a school division pursuant to this section may register, remotely or in person, for courses and other academic programs and participate in the lottery process for charter schools and college partnership laboratory schools in the school division in which such student will reside at the same time and in the same manner as students who reside in the local school division. The assignment of the school that such student will attend shall be determined by the school division.

2023, c. 783.

Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at the grade level in a school division commensurate with their grade level, including kindergarten, in the local education agency in the sending state at the time of transition, regardless of minimum age. A student who has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in a school division, regardless of minimum age. A student transferring after the start of the school year into a school division shall enter the school on his validated grade level from the local education agency in the sending state.

2023, c. 783.