Should SwimRVA have been licensed before 9-year-old King Overton drowned?

The Virginia Department of Education is investigating SwimRVA following the death of nine-year-old King Overton, who drowned on June 15 while attending a swim camp at SwimRVA-North.

A VDOE spokesperson told CBS 6's Melissa Hipolit after the death that SwimRVA was not licensed by the department and that an investigation was underway. The spokesperson did not initially say what exactly was being investigated or whether SwimRVA should have been licensed.

After following up with a series of questions, Hipolit learned from VDOE that under Virginia code, any "child day program" must be licensed unless it meets one of the exemptions from licensure.

A child day program is defined as a regularly operating service arrangement for children where a person or organization has agreed to assume responsibility for the supervision, protection, and well-being of a child under the age of 13 for less than a 24-hour period.

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