Except for certain drug or weapons offenses identified in Virginia Code, no student in preschool through grade three shall be suspended for more than three school days or expelled from attendance at school unless:
- The offense involves physical harm or credible threat of physical harm to others; or
- The School Board, the Superintendent or designee finds that aggravating circumstances exist.
A student in preschool through grade three may be suspended or expelled from school upon the school division’s receipt of a report pursuant to Code of Virginia § 16.1-305.1 of an adjudication of delinquency or a conviction for an offense listed in subsection G of Code of Virginia § 16.1-260.