The "Code of Virginia" (Section 22.1-279.3:1) requires school divisions statewide to submit data annually to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) on incidents of discipline, crime, and violence (DCV). School divisions began reporting data on discipline, crime, and violence to the VDOE in 1991. The federal "Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994" (GFSA, Section 14061) also requires all states that receive federal funds to report annually the number of students suspended or expelled statewide for the possession of firearms on school property. Section 22.1-279.3:1, "Code of Virginia," and the "Gun-Free Schools Act," Section 14061 are included in the first appendix of this report. Virginia uses incident-based reporting consistent with federal standards. The reporting process employs a set of offense definitions and a system of offense codes that are consistent with recommendations of the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Forum on Education Statistics. "Incidents" range from criminal acts that result in law enforcement action to minor acts of misbehavior. A single incident may involve multiple students and could result in multiple disciplinary actions. A single incident may also involve more than one offense, although the most serious offense is reported as the primary offense. This report focuses on the 2004-2005 school year and is based on information submitted to the VDOE by all 133 school divisions. Fall 2004 membership in 1,959 schools and centers totaled 1,204,808 pupils, representing a 1.03 percent increase in membership statewide from 2003-2004 enrollment. Appended are: (1) Applicable State and Federal Laws; (2) Definitions of Offenses, 2004-2005; (3) Offenses Required to Be Reported Regardless of Sanction, 2004-2005; (4) Offenses Required to Be Reported Regardless of Sanction, 2004-2005; (5) Offense Codes Used to Identify Persistently Dangerous Schools, 2004-2005; and (6) Superintendents Memos. (Contains 21 tables and 14 charts.) [For the 2003-2004 edition of this report, see ED486505.]