Crisis lines on Virginia student IDs
Virginia law puts crisis lines on student IDs at K-12 schools and at colleges. For each, here is who must carry them, the law, and the exact lines to print.
K-12 schools
- Who must carry it
- Public schools, all grades
- The law
- Va. Code § 22.1-287.05 (opens in a new tab)law.lis.virginia.gov
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- Every grade
- Yes. Elementary IDs carry the lines too.
- Exact wording
- Set by the state. Print it word for word.
What to print
Word for word, as the state set it.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Colleges
- Who must carry it
- Public colleges and universities
- The law
- Va. Code § 23.1-802.1 (opens in a new tab)law.lis.virginia.gov
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- Exact wording
- Set by the state. Print it word for word.
What to print
Word for word, as the state set it.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Campus emergency services
[Your emergency web page]
A line in [brackets] is one your school fills in, like its own phone number. The template prints it in brackets until you type yours in.
Put these lines on your student IDs
Pick Virginia in the starter gallery and the Student ID templates print the K-12 lines on the back, and the Campus ID template prints the college lines. Elementary Student cards get the K-12 back too.
Researched October 2026 against each state’s statute or session law.
Laws change. Check the linked law before you print. This isn’t legal advice.