# Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-287.03: Unique student identification numbers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T22.1_C14_A5_S22.1-287.03

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-287.03
- **Heading:** Unique student identification numbers
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 22.1 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 22.1-287.03

## Text

A. Neither the Department of Education nor any local school board shall require any student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school or receiving home instruction pursuant to § 22.1-254.1 , or his parent, to provide the student's federal social security number.

B. The Department of Education shall develop a system of unique student identification numbers. Each local school board shall assign such a number to each student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school. No student identification number shall include or be derived from the student's federal social security number. Each student shall retain his student identification number for as long as he is enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth.

2015, cc. 372 , 666 .

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