Virginia law enforcement agencies serve as the host agencies for Virginia Rules Camps. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) can provide funding (up to $2,500 per camp) as well as program guidance and assistance connecting agencies with local volunteer groups to support planning. Hosting responsibility, however, remains with the law enforcement agency. For this […]
2025 Legislative Updates
Virginia Rules curriculum has recently been revised to reflect law changes in 2025. All topic materials have been updated – with new law changes and with updated statistics, as available. Current materials are posted to the Virginia Rules Instructor Dashboard; register for your instructor account at VirginiaRules.org. Special Instructional Supplement Antisemitism: We’ve added an instructional […]
2024 Legislative Updates
Each year we update our Virginia Rules curriculum to reflect the state law changes from the past General Assembly session. All new lesson materials for Virginia Rules instructors are posted on the Instructor Portal (login required). Module Change Alcohol, Tobacco/Nicotine and Marijuana: Content and law changes on tobacco and nicotine products have been updated and a new handout, […]
Be Safe Virginia focuses on pre-k and elementary student safety
The new Be Safe Virginia program focuses on educating students pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Virginia’s public schools. The program and curriculum’s goals are to educate our youngest community members on important public safety topics in an age-appropriate manner. Themes range from learning about the role of community helpers, to how to stay safe during […]
New Human Trafficking Module
The Office of the Attorney General is pleased to present a new Virginia Rules module, in time for the 2024-25 school year. Human Trafficking is written for high school students and focuses on both labor and commercial sex trafficking. Students will learn: what human trafficking is; Virginia laws related to human trafficking; how and where […]
Prom, graduation and vacation, oh my!
We are heading towards the end of the school year and there’s real excitement in the air. The weather is warmer, the end-of-year countdown is on, and parties are being planned. Prom, graduation, trips … is there ever a more appropriate time to pull out that Virginia Rules binder and start talking to your students […]
