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Panel considers adding carjacking and sexual‑exploitation charges to school notification law
Summary
The committee debated adding carjacking and sexual‑exploitation (sextortion/sexting) offenses to the list of crimes that trigger mandatory school notification; supporters said the new categories reflect modern threats, while disability and youth advocates warned of harmful school exclusions based on allegations.
Senator Marsden introduced Senate Bill 1331 to add carjacking and sexual exploitation offenses to the list of crimes that must be reported to a student’s school under Virginia code. Marsden said the additions reflect offenses that did not exist, or were rare, when the notification provision was first enacted and that schools need awareness when serious crimes are alleged involving students.
Supporters including the Department of Juvenile Justice told the committee the statute already…
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