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<<\/span> Back to State Map<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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No<\/b><\/h2>\n

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No<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Yes\u2014Scott v. Virginia (1994)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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State Constitution<\/span><\/h3>\n

Art. 8 \u00a7 1. The General Assembly shall provide for a system of free public elementary and secondary schools for all children of school age throughout the Common- wealth, and shall seek to ensure that an educational program of high quality is established and continually maintained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In Virginia, attendance zones could be vulnerable to an equal protection challenge and strict scrutiny review, because the VA Supreme Court has ruled education to be a fundamental right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Open Enrollment<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Va. Code \u00a7 22.1-79 states that school boards shall \u201cprovide for the consolidation of schools or redistricting of school boundaries or adopt pupil assignment plans whenever such procedure will contribute to the efficiency of the school division.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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State Law Criminalizing Use Of Incorrect Address<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Va. Code \u00a7 22.1-264.1: \u201cAny person who knowingly makes a false statement concerning the residency of a child, as determined by \u00a7 22.1-3, in a particular school division or school attendance zone, for the purposes of (i) avoiding the tuition charges authorized by \u00a7 22.1-5 or (ii) enrollment in a school outside the attendance zone in which the student resides, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor and shall be liable to the school division in which the child was enrolled as a result of such false statements for tuition charges, pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-5, for the time the student was enrolled in such school division.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Charter schools are forbidden from discriminating against students based on their residential address within the \u201cschool division,\u201d which is VA\u2019s term for a school district or jurisdiction.Va. Code \u00a7 22.1- 212.6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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