22.1-16.2 - Child identification kits; child protection kits.
§ 22.1-16.2. Child identification kits; child protection kits.
The Board of Education shall develop, in cooperation with private entities, aprogram to provide parental access to child identification kits. The Boardshall inform local school divisions about the availability of childprotection kits from private entities and encourage the participation ofprivate entities. The kits may include instructions and materials that may beused to compile identification information about the child, including acurrent photo, fingerprints, DNA samples, and important medical informationand instructions for the proper safekeeping of the kit. In no case shall suchkits be held for safekeeping by any school, school board, or other publicentity.
(2003, cc. 83, 86.)