§ 16.1-305.2. Disclosure of notice of the filing of a petition by division superintendent
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a division superintendent shall not disclose information contained in or derived from a notice of petition received pursuant to § 16.1-260. If the juvenile is not enrolled as a student in a public school in the division to which the notice was given, the superintendent shall promptly so notify the intake officer of the juvenile court in which the petition was filed and may forward the notice of petition to the superintendent of the division in which the juvenile is enrolled, if known.
If the division superintendent believes that disclosure to school personnel is necessary to ensure the physical safety of the juvenile, other students or school personnel within the division, he may at any time prior to receipt of the notice of disposition in accordance with § 16.1-305.1, disclose the fact of the filing of the petition and the nature of the offense to the principal of the school in which the juvenile who is the subject of the petition is enrolled. The principal may further disseminate the information, after the juvenile has been taken into custody, whether or not the child has been released, only to those students and school personnel having direct contact with the juvenile and need of the information to ensure physical safety or the appropriate educational placement or other educational services.
(1995, c. 429; 2003, c. 119.)
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