Virginia schools still rely heavily on law enforcement to discipline students and years of efforts to lessen the practice could be halted with recent legislation, according to juvenile justice advocates and some state lawmakers. “Sometimes the heavy hand of the...
Virginia Parents Concerned Bill Will Lead To Spike In Student Referral To Police
The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that will allow school principals to report some misdemeanor offenses of students to law enforcement, reversing parts of a previous law. Lawmakers, parents and advocates are concerned the legislation will prompt the...
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Could Restore Former Felons’ Voting Rights
A proposed constitutional amendment making headway in the Virginia General Assembly would grant former felons the right to vote. Senate Bill 21, introduced by Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, also removes a prohibition preventing people from voting who were declared by...
Virginia Lawmakers Establish More LGBTQ Protections
This year's General Assembly session, the second in which Virginia's legislative body has been under Democratic control, saw further improvements over last year's already outstanding push for LGBTQ equality. The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly worked...
Virginia General Assembly Advances Bill To Modernize HIV Laws
The bill, introduced by state Senators Mamie Locke and Jennifer McClellan, would halt a variety of ways that Virginia's legal system currently discriminates against people with HIV. The General Assembly advanced a bill this week that lawmakers say will modernize...
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