Arlington Public Schools added a to comply with Virginia law on posting nude images or videos of minors.
The new code of conduct policy explained provided several alternatives to suspension, detailed alternative education programs and outlined who would be notified if nude images are posted of a minor.
Arlington school’s new policy now requires that students who post, distribute, display or share sexual material 鈥� “specifically nude images or nude video of a minor” 鈥� an immediate out-of-school suspension and “potential notification of the police and/or fire marshal.”
The code of conduct also includes bomb threats, sexual assault, possession of firearms and controlled substances in the list of actions that could elicit police notifications.
The board forwarded the new policies during a unanimous vote on Thursday.
A removed the requirement for police intervention if the action is a misdemeanor.
