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Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-2 (2026)

System of free public elementary and secondary schools to be maintained; administration

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There shall be a system of free public elementary and secondary schools established and maintained as provided in this title and administered by the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, division superintendents and school boards.

Code 1950, §§ 22-1.1, 22-2; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 100; 1976, cc. 681, 713; 1978, c. 518; 1980, c. 559.

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Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: Scott v. Commonwealth, 443 S.E.2d 138 (Va. 1994).
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Scott v. Commonwealth, 443 S.E.2d 138 (Va. 1994). · cites it 2× “Code § 22.1-2. The Constitution also accords the General Assembly the ultimate authority for determining and prescribing the standards of quality for the school divisions, which authority the General Assembly has discharged.”
Monica Drasovean v. Steven Walts, 917 S.E.2d 518 (Va. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “” Code §§ 22.1-2, -28. -7- barred under sovereign immunity.”
Jennifer Petersen v. Spotsylvania Cnty. Pub. Sch. Bd., No. 1986242 (Va. Ct. App. May 26, 2026). · cites it 2× “Code § 22.1-2 vests “the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, division superintendents and school boards” with the power and discretion to administer the state’s public elementary and secondary school system.”
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