Children In Need of Services (CHINS)
Good Attendance is the number one key to academic success.
Definition of Child In Need of Supervision Petition (CHINS) – A child who, while subject to compulsory school attendance, is habitually and without justification absent from school
CHINS Team – An intervention that provides the parent and child an opportunity to avoid having a formal C.H.I.N.S. Petition filed with the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
Virginia Courts
CHINS Website