8VAC20-671-400: Searches

A. A school that does not conduct pat downs shall have a written policy prohibiting them.

B. A school that conducts pat downs shall develop and implement written policies and procedures that shall provide the following:

1. Pat downs shall be limited to instances where they are necessary to prohibit contraband;

2. Pat downs shall be conducted by personnel of the same gender as the student being searched;

3. Pat downs shall be conducted only by personnel who are specifically authorized to conduct searches by the school's written policies and procedures; and

4. Pat downs shall be conducted in such a way as to protect the subject's dignity and in the presence of one or more witnesses.