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Virginia General Assembly· HB 957Acts of Assembly Chapter 246

Public elementary & secondary schools; use 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to address bullying, etc., the official text

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CHAPTER 246
An Act to require the Department of Education to direct each school board to encourage each public elementary and secondary school in the local division to promote or utilize the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to address student bullying and cyberbullying.
[H 957]
Approved April 6, 2026

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The Department of Education shall direct each school board to encourage each public elementary and secondary school in the local division to promote or utilize the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to address student bullying and cyberbullying, as such terms are defined in § 22.1-276.01 of the Code of Virginia.
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