Department of Education
State Board of Education
Regulations Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 720]
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CLOSED Opened on 12/16/2013 and Ended on 1/15/2014
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| I oppose this amendment | Chris Barnard | 1/16/14 12:00 am |
| I support the amendment | Victor Wither | 1/15/14 11:59 pm |
| Support the Amendment | Sam Moneyhun | 1/15/14 11:53 pm |
| Reject. Education is meant to open minds not hinder them. Let the student judge. Let teachers teach | FCPS Graduate and student at Radford for early education | 1/15/14 11:50 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Eileen A | 1/15/14 11:42 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Ivan Glupij | 1/15/14 11:42 pm |
| We support the amendment. | Denise and Fredy Burgos | 1/15/14 11:35 pm |
| I Support the Board of Education's Amendment to the Regulation | K Seroka, former FCPS parent | 1/15/14 11:30 pm |
| Please provide full disclosure of sensitive subjects to parents! | Julia Wheeler, LCPS parent | 1/15/14 11:29 pm |
| REJECT! | J Henry, LCPS | 1/15/14 11:25 pm |
| parents should have power in what children read | Matthias | 1/15/14 11:21 pm |
| Pigs,frogs, photos,directories, military recruitment | Parent | 1/15/14 11:20 pm |
| Reject this ammendment | Sue Lawrence, Teacher, parent | 1/15/14 11:19 pm |
| Oppose Restrictions of Instructional Material | Janet Wooldridge | 1/15/14 11:18 pm |
| I support the Board's amendement to the regulation | Alba sh | 1/15/14 11:12 pm |
| This website forum censors dirty words in these comments, oh the irony... | Brian a Parent | 1/15/14 11:11 pm |
| Support the Amendment | Charisma Ware, LCPS parent | 1/15/14 11:10 pm |
| Support the ammendment | Jeff Williams, Orbital Sciences | 1/15/14 10:58 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | chris davey | 1/15/14 10:58 pm |
| I support this amendment | Parent, LCPS | 1/15/14 10:55 pm |
| SUPPORT AMENDMENT--HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARD NEED NOT INCLUDE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS | parent | 1/15/14 10:54 pm |
| Support of amendment with the VA board of education that would require advance notice and opt-out | Bev Anderson | 1/15/14 10:53 pm |
| I support the amendment to notify parents | Fredericka Wall, citizen and grandparent | 1/15/14 10:53 pm |
| support for student and parent rights | Dave Merrill | 1/15/14 10:51 pm |
| Please pass this petition to help keep children proper & safe from verbal pornography & profanity! | Annie Linton, parent of 5 LCPS children | 1/15/14 10:49 pm |
| We support this amendment! | Maryann Morningstar | 1/15/14 10:49 pm |
| Support the ammendment | Elizabeth Williams, LCPS parent | 1/15/14 10:45 pm |
| Notify parents! | Former Teacher, Concerned Parent | 1/15/14 10:43 pm |
| We firmly support parental notification and the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Lisa and Tom Garcia, parents | 1/15/14 10:39 pm |
| No to sensitive material | greg kope | 1/15/14 10:36 pm |
| Allow for the ability to opt out | Mary Taylor, taxpayer | 1/15/14 10:36 pm |
| No to sensitive material | cecelia Kope | 1/15/14 10:34 pm |
| Strongly Support this Ammendment | Howard Cameron | 1/15/14 10:28 pm |
| Strongly Support the Amendment | Sherm Smith, parent | 1/15/14 10:28 pm |
| Just let us talk about stuff | Student | 1/15/14 10:26 pm |
| Be responsible approve the amendment | Ken M. | 1/15/14 10:25 pm |
| Support Initiative | Ahmed & Juliette Qureshi | 1/15/14 10:25 pm |
| Strongly Support this Ammendment | Jessica Cameron | 1/15/14 10:23 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Sarah Tillemann | 1/15/14 10:22 pm |
| Notification about sexually explicit materials. | Nicole Merrill | 1/15/14 10:19 pm |
| Illicit material amendment | Jennifer Beck | 1/15/14 10:17 pm |
| Please support! | Nancy Smith, Parent, LCPS | 1/15/14 10:16 pm |
| Parental Notification | Parent | 1/15/14 10:12 pm |
| teachers should not decide if explicit material is appropriate for my children | parent | 1/15/14 10:07 pm |
| I VEHEMENTLY SUPPORT the Board of Education's amendment. It's the RIGHT thing to do. | Ivan | 1/15/14 10:07 pm |
| The core curriculum | Barbara Taylor --taxpayor | 1/15/14 10:02 pm |
| support parent's right to opt minors out of objectionable materials | concerned parent | 1/15/14 9:58 pm |
| Support amendment | Reed, Parent | 1/15/14 9:57 pm |
| In support of this amendment | Christopher Deloye | 1/15/14 9:56 pm |
| Parental Notification | 1/15/14 9:50 pm | |
| I fully support the ammendment and a parent's rights to parent/educate their children. Trust parents | Nancy Engelhard, mother and educator | 1/15/14 9:50 pm |
| Support the Amendment. | Annie Greene, parent LCPS | 1/15/14 9:48 pm |
| Support amendment | Jessica L. | 1/15/14 9:44 pm |
| Reject this vague amendment! | Heidi Branch, LCPS | 1/15/14 9:41 pm |
| I support this | Kim Green | 1/15/14 9:41 pm |
| Fully Support!!! | Sue Malone | 1/15/14 9:38 pm |
| strong opposition to sexually explicit material in schools | Anne Warrell | 1/15/14 9:37 pm |
| Support the Amendment | Betsy Henry, parent LCPS | 1/15/14 9:37 pm |
| Support | Cheryl | 1/15/14 9:37 pm |
| Please Pass the Board of Education's Amendment to the regulation! | Sandy Green | 1/15/14 9:24 pm |
| Support | Abby, student | 1/15/14 9:16 pm |
| Support the amendment | Rachel, student | 1/15/14 9:13 pm |
| Reject | Linda Budzinski | 1/15/14 9:08 pm |
| I VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE the Amendment--Leave to the LOCALS | Star Kiesau | 1/15/14 9:07 pm |
| Reject | Cindy Harris | 1/15/14 9:02 pm |
| Support the amendment | Amy Sowa, Teacher | 1/15/14 9:01 pm |
| In support! | Liz | 1/15/14 8:59 pm |
| Support for the Amendment to the Regulations | Pat Hines | 1/15/14 8:58 pm |
| Support amendment | Nartha Stevenson Parent | 1/15/14 8:58 pm |
| reject | Amy Cannava | 1/15/14 8:57 pm |
| Support amendment | E.T. Stevenson Parent | 1/15/14 8:56 pm |
| I support the amendment | Concerned citizen - stand up for parental rights and notification | 1/15/14 8:52 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Mariette Young | 1/15/14 8:48 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Lisa Ciola | 1/15/14 8:42 pm |
| Reject | Cynthia DeRogatis | 1/15/14 8:40 pm |
| Support | Robert Shaw | 1/15/14 8:32 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Hope Schaaf | 1/15/14 8:31 pm |
| I support the amendment | Gregory Beatty | 1/15/14 8:24 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | J. Hungar | 1/15/14 8:09 pm |
| Support Advance Parental Notification | Dr. Lolita Mancheno-Smoak | 1/15/14 8:01 pm |
| Support this amendment | Ellie Clem | 1/15/14 7:58 pm |
| In support | A student | 1/15/14 7:56 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation!!! | Janice Lindenhall | 1/15/14 7:51 pm |
| Parents, come on! Teachers provide a syllabus listing the works! Read it! | Parent | 1/15/14 7:46 pm |
| SUPPORT Amendment & a Parent's Right To Choose | Gretchen Nogle, mother of four | 1/15/14 7:36 pm |
| Inappropriate Reading Material in High School English Class | Rosanna Pollak | 1/15/14 7:36 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation! | Abby Bulliner | 1/15/14 7:33 pm |
| Reject | Parent | 1/15/14 7:28 pm |
| Amendment | H.M.Clancy | 1/15/14 7:12 pm |
| Censorship is not an educational strategy | Rachel Unkefer | 1/15/14 6:59 pm |
| Reject this amendment! | Ellen Willcox | 1/15/14 6:55 pm |
| I support the amendment! The parent is the primary teacher and protector! | parent,grandparent,teacher/ Fairfax county | 1/15/14 6:54 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Jeff Hales | 1/15/14 6:46 pm |
| Support the amendment...let PARENTS do their job. | W. Aylestock | 1/15/14 6:37 pm |
| support for protection of children | June Holder | 1/15/14 6:25 pm |
| reject | Diana Crittenden | 1/15/14 6:25 pm |
| parents should be able to remove minors from objectionable material | David | 1/15/14 6:23 pm |
| Propose amendment | Claudia Torres | 1/15/14 6:19 pm |
| Support for Amendment | concerned citizen | 1/15/14 6:19 pm |
| Please reject this amendment because it will not protect kids but will harm teaching | Walter Devine, Loudoun County Public Schools | 1/15/14 6:17 pm |
| Reject this amendment | Felisa Cupps | 1/15/14 6:07 pm |
| Support Amendment | Elementary School Teacher | 1/15/14 6:07 pm |
| Protect our Children from School Pornography. | Laurence Burke | 1/15/14 6:05 pm |
| I support the proposed amendment | Aaron Avery | 1/15/14 6:05 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | G. C. Specht | 1/15/14 5:52 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Liz Ortner, concerned parent | 1/15/14 5:45 pm |
| NCTE Opposes Resolution Regarding Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Millie Davis, National Council of Teachers of English | 1/15/14 5:37 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Jason Earwood | 1/15/14 5:32 pm |
| Oppose | Concerned parent | 1/15/14 5:32 pm |
| Reject | Keri Hoffman, LCPS | 1/15/14 5:31 pm |
| Oppose | Concerned parent | 1/15/14 5:30 pm |
| REJECT A | Brian McDermott, VA native, parent, certified educator | 1/15/14 5:29 pm |
| Reject limits on "controversial" subjects/materials - let teachers Teach | D. Staley - parent | 1/15/14 5:26 pm |
| Board of Education amendment concerning parental rights relative to classroom instruction. | Barry Oxford, parent | 1/15/14 5:25 pm |
| Reject Amendment | Katherine | 1/15/14 5:20 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Oksana G. Swafford | 1/15/14 5:20 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Jean Beatty, Parent | 1/15/14 5:19 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Amy Maloy | 1/15/14 5:17 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | David R. Swafford | 1/15/14 5:17 pm |
| Reject this amendment | Michael Hock | 1/15/14 5:17 pm |
| Reject this amendment, version two. | Michael Sullivan | 1/15/14 5:13 pm |
| I support the amendments | Gail Horalek | 1/15/14 5:12 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Laura Hales, parent, resident | 1/15/14 5:02 pm |
| Reject | Diane Dennis, LCPS teacher | 1/15/14 4:58 pm |
| An important amendment | C Moore | 1/15/14 4:57 pm |
| Let parents do THEIR job | Roland de Marcellus | 1/15/14 4:55 pm |
| Reject this amendment. | Michael Sullivan | 1/15/14 4:54 pm |
| Support the amendment to allow for choices | Linda Whitestone, parent | 1/15/14 4:54 pm |
| SUPPORT! | M de Marcellus | 1/15/14 4:52 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Maryann | 1/15/14 4:51 pm |
| Regulations Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions [8 VAC 20 ? 720] | Karen Elliott | 1/15/14 4:50 pm |
| Board's amendment regarding parental notification and opt out for sexual content in reading material | Alexandra cannon | 1/15/14 4:48 pm |
| Re: Controversial and Sensitive Material | Barbara Hughes, Loudoun County Public School System | 1/15/14 4:47 pm |
| Reject the amendment. | Lisa Simmermon | 1/15/14 4:44 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's ammendation | Sue Reilly | 1/15/14 4:37 pm |
| Support for amendment | Dr. and Mrs. Rogers | 1/15/14 4:34 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Sue Lin | 1/15/14 4:32 pm |
| REJECT this amendment - allow teachers to do their job! | Teacher, LCPS | 1/15/14 4:31 pm |
| Reject | Susan Godfrey, parent | 1/15/14 4:28 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Jennifer Beckett | 1/15/14 4:26 pm |
| I support the amendment! | C. Aylestock | 1/15/14 4:23 pm |
| Parental Notification regarding sexually explicit content in public schools | April Selenskikh | 1/15/14 4:22 pm |
| I support the proposed amendments to the existing regulations. | John Long | 1/15/14 4:22 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment | Celina Schneider, resident | 1/15/14 4:19 pm |
| REJECT! | Ann | 1/15/14 4:18 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Katherine Bogacki | 1/15/14 4:15 pm |
| I support this amendment | Zoey Di Mauro | 1/15/14 4:14 pm |
| Reject this amendment | a teacher | 1/15/14 4:14 pm |
| Please REJECT this bill | Elizabeth Brunson | 1/15/14 4:12 pm |
| Reject Due to Violation of Educational Agency | Danielle Smith | 1/15/14 4:12 pm |
| I support this amendment | Mama24Kiddos | 1/15/14 4:09 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Cristina | 1/15/14 4:05 pm |
| REJECT | Teresa | 1/15/14 4:04 pm |
| Amendment | Teresa | 1/15/14 4:02 pm |
| Support | Kim Sandum | 1/15/14 4:01 pm |
| I support! Parents should be notified! | I support the ammendment parents SHOULD be notified & should be able to opt | 1/15/14 3:57 pm |
| Regulation on the use of controversial or sensitive material for educational purposes. | Sara Beatty | 1/15/14 3:57 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Jennifer Costescu | 1/15/14 3:54 pm |
| Board of educations amendment to give parents advance notice of inappropriate materials in schools | Sheila Dougherty | 1/15/14 3:53 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Karen | 1/15/14 3:46 pm |
| Notification-Yes & flexibility in curriculum | Marcia Stewart | 1/15/14 3:44 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Marilee Gillins | 1/15/14 3:43 pm |
| Reject this amendment | Meg Medina | 1/15/14 3:39 pm |
| I do not support this amendment. | R. L. Mirabal | 1/15/14 3:38 pm |
| Please reject this amendment | Eileen Godwin, Librarian, NBCT | 1/15/14 3:35 pm |
| These proposed regulations are reasonable. | David Luethy | 1/15/14 3:31 pm |
| I support of the Board of Education to the amendment regulating instructional material. | Mitzi Jimison | 1/15/14 3:31 pm |
| Please REJECT | Kelly Colebank | 1/15/14 3:26 pm |
| I am strongly in favor of this amendment. | Mother of four | 1/15/14 3:26 pm |
| Controversial Material notification ammendment | Linda Kurowski, parent | 1/15/14 3:26 pm |
| Please protect families | David Luethy | 1/15/14 3:24 pm |
| Reject this ammendment and trust your teachers. | Deborah wilson | 1/15/14 3:24 pm |
| Reject this ammendment and trust your teachers. | Deborah wilson | 1/15/14 3:24 pm |
| A very reasonable accommodation | D J Morgiewicz | 1/15/14 3:21 pm |
| Proposed regulation for sexually explicit material in schools | Lisa Gertz | 1/15/14 3:20 pm |
| Being an informed parent | Mother of 3 | 1/15/14 3:15 pm |
| Please reject this legislation. | Colleen Dobbs, Loudoun County Public Schools Teacher | 1/15/14 3:09 pm |
| Support | Jeanette Meyers | 1/15/14 3:07 pm |
| REJECT | Lauren DiSalvo, LCPS | 1/15/14 3:00 pm |
| I am not in favor | Christine Owens, Chesterfield County Public Schools | 1/15/14 2:52 pm |
| REJECT | LCPS parent and teacher | 1/15/14 2:52 pm |
| I support the Board of Ed's amendment to the regulation | Patricia Scalia | 1/15/14 2:51 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Ann | 1/15/14 2:50 pm |
| I support the Board of Education' s amendment to the regulation. | Deborah Russ, residential | 1/15/14 2:50 pm |
| I strongly support the amendment! | A concerned parent | 1/15/14 2:49 pm |
| Board of Education - sexually explicit reading material for minors at school | Catherine M. Siddique,Administrator of Walking with Purpose Women's Group | 1/15/14 2:41 pm |
| Use of Controversial or Sensitive Material | Susan | 1/15/14 2:38 pm |
| REJECT! | LCPS Parent and Teacher | 1/15/14 2:35 pm |
| REJECT | Valerie Hargis | 1/15/14 2:34 pm |
| Please REJECT and support the educators in our classrooms. | SPED teacher Charlottesville | 1/15/14 2:28 pm |
| Reject | Henry A. Bellows | 1/15/14 2:19 pm |
| Reject | Nora West/LCPS | 1/15/14 2:12 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Nancy, a very concerned parent | 1/15/14 2:11 pm |
| Support for Amendment- It's time!/ Concerned Citizen | E Neira - mother, grandma & concerned citizen | 1/15/14 2:10 pm |
| Reject | Parent, LCPS | 1/15/14 2:08 pm |
| Reject | Public School Teacher | 1/15/14 2:06 pm |
| support the amendment | mother of two | 1/15/14 2:00 pm |
| reject | disappointed teacher, parent and citizen | 1/15/14 1:52 pm |
| support amendment | A former FCPS student | 1/15/14 1:43 pm |
| Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Material | Barbara McNiff | 1/15/14 1:41 pm |
| Please reject | Caroline Powers | 1/15/14 1:39 pm |
| The word sensitive is too vague - reject | Teacher, LCPS | 1/15/14 1:39 pm |
| I support the amendment | Amy, Mother and Fairfax County Resident | 1/15/14 1:25 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Fcps | 1/15/14 1:25 pm |
| REJECT | Williamson | 1/15/14 1:21 pm |
| REJECT | Williamson | 1/15/14 1:21 pm |
| I 100% support the Board of Education's amendment to notify parents! | AnaMarie Paredes | 1/15/14 1:20 pm |
| Reject Amendments Regarding Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Michael Keller | 1/15/14 1:04 pm |
| Please reject the proposed amendment! | VBCPS Secondary English Team (Office of Secondary Teaching and Learning) | 1/15/14 12:58 pm |
| Sensitive wording of material in classroom - amendment | Jennifer Kachadorian | 1/15/14 12:56 pm |
| SUPPORT this amendment | Concerned Citizen | 1/15/14 12:55 pm |
| Bd of Education book regulations | Anita Dean | 1/15/14 12:50 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | M Summers | 1/15/14 12:49 pm |
| Reject this amendment | 1/15/14 12:48 pm | |
| REJECT | Teacher, LCPS | 1/15/14 12:48 pm |
| Reject | David, Teacher | 1/15/14 12:42 pm |
| REJECT | Teacher, LCPS | 1/15/14 12:41 pm |
| REJECT--way too subjective | Carly Nicholson, Charlottesville High School | 1/15/14 12:39 pm |
| SUPPORT Parents' RIGHT to choose - this is NOT about censorship or banning materials | CCT, parent of 2 FCPS students | 1/15/14 12:39 pm |
| Reject this Amendment | A. McElroy (HS Teacher) | 1/15/14 12:37 pm |
| I support the amendment | Marilyn Dommel | 1/15/14 12:36 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Vicky Zehring | 1/15/14 12:35 pm |
| SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT | Cara, FCPS mother of two | 1/15/14 12:33 pm |
| Book Burning Days back Again | Buddha | 1/15/14 12:33 pm |
| Support the regulation amendments to require advance, opt-out and identification of materials | Pia Kirwan | 1/15/14 12:31 pm |
| Reject! | LCPS teacher, former student, and future parent | 1/15/14 12:28 pm |
| Reject. This is too subjective. | LCPS | 1/15/14 12:28 pm |
| I Support this Action | Kathleen Johnson | 1/15/14 12:27 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | John C. | 1/15/14 12:22 pm |
| Other parents should not control what my kids read | Diane DeStefano, LCPS teacher and parent | 1/15/14 12:22 pm |
| support amendment | Concerned citizen | 1/15/14 12:21 pm |
| Reject...too subjective | A Teacher | 1/15/14 12:21 pm |
| REJECT this Amendment | Dana | 1/15/14 12:21 pm |
| Reject this subjective amendment | High School Teacher | 1/15/14 12:16 pm |
| Support this amendment. | Daniel Thompson | 1/15/14 12:08 pm |
| Amendment to regulation | Yamilka Pinero | 1/15/14 12:08 pm |
| Reject | Larry Hinders | 1/15/14 12:07 pm |
| Reject This Amendment / National Coalition Against Censorship | Kids' Right to Read Project, NCAC | 1/15/14 12:04 pm |
| amendment to the regulation | Diem Tran | 1/15/14 12:04 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Ramona C, concerned parent | 1/15/14 12:03 pm |
| I support this amendment strongly!! | Ingrid Corrales | 1/15/14 12:02 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Ana L. Vera | 1/15/14 11:59 am |
| Reject | Mother and Teacher | 1/15/14 11:58 am |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Debra Lawall | 1/15/14 11:56 am |
| Reject! | LCPS Teacher | 1/15/14 11:54 am |
| I support this amendment | Bernadette Charlton/Retired teacher and administrators | 1/15/14 11:44 am |
| Use of Controversial Material | Thomas Wilson | 1/15/14 11:42 am |
| Oppose | Melanie Rinzel | 1/15/14 11:26 am |
| I support the ammendment! | Sheree Lowe, parent | 1/15/14 11:20 am |
| Sensitive languarge | Sally Carlo Loudoun County High School Reading Specialist | 1/15/14 11:10 am |
| Parental Notification re: students being subjected to viewing of objectionable behaviors. | Susan Percy, Virginia resident, concerned citizen of Fairfax Co. | 1/15/14 11:09 am |
| REJECT!!!! | Concerned Educator | 1/15/14 11:09 am |
| Please support! | Diana Kost, FCPS mom of 3 | 1/15/14 11:07 am |
| BIG reject | Kim Berger | 1/15/14 11:05 am |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Clare M, a parent | 1/15/14 11:04 am |
| in support of | Keith | 1/15/14 10:59 am |
| REJECT this amendment | Jessica Morrow, former LCPS student and future LCPS parent | 1/15/14 10:58 am |
| Please reject the current legislation and/or rephrase | Jon Ackerman | 1/15/14 10:58 am |
| In support of | Retired Principal - NYS | 1/15/14 10:57 am |
| “Sensitive” or “Controversial” Instructional Materials | Kenneth Bassett | 1/15/14 10:54 am |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Malia Asfour | 1/15/14 10:54 am |
| I support | Pam Higgins | 1/15/14 10:53 am |
| in support of | father | 1/15/14 10:52 am |
| Ambiguous | Meaghan Hokanson | 1/15/14 10:52 am |
| I support the amendment to notify parents | Fredericka Wall, citizen and grandparent | 1/15/14 10:48 am |
| reject | Leana Laxson, Loudoun County Public Schools | 1/15/14 10:43 am |
| Support the amendment to require parental notification prior to introduction of sexual material. | Thomas J Fields, Jr | 1/15/14 10:42 am |
| Fairfax Public School parental notification | Patricia Blondo | 1/15/14 10:40 am |
| In support of | Student FCPS | 1/15/14 10:38 am |
| REJECT! | Teacher | 1/15/14 10:35 am |
| Supporting Parental Notifications = Common Sense | Jen Wooldridge | 1/15/14 10:32 am |
| Reject! Especially as a high school AP teacher. | Jessica Berg | 1/15/14 10:32 am |
| Reject "Sensitive" Reading Materials Amendment | Amy Myers-Payne, LCPS Middle School Teacher | 1/15/14 10:32 am |
| Please Reject the Amendments | Jamie Banton, Rustburg High School | 1/15/14 10:30 am |
| In support of | Virginia Duffy | 1/15/14 10:27 am |
| I support the Board of Education' s amendment to the regulation | Jennifer deVore | 1/15/14 10:27 am |
| reject | Janet Develli | 1/15/14 10:27 am |
| I support the Board's amendment to the regulation. | Donald A Spinelli | 1/15/14 10:22 am |
| Reject this ammendment | Julie Call, Charlottesville City Schools | 1/15/14 10:18 am |
| reject | Meredith Mjoness, LCPS | 1/15/14 10:18 am |
| Reject | Sharon Cox | 1/15/14 10:17 am |
| Oppose | B. Miller, Librarian | 1/15/14 10:16 am |
| Please Reject | King George County Schools | 1/15/14 10:16 am |
| Opposed | Emily Preuss-Anderson, Longwood University | 1/15/14 10:15 am |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Miriam Buono | 1/15/14 10:14 am |
| Reject this, we have to! | Renata Germino | 1/15/14 10:12 am |
| Opposed | Mom | 1/15/14 10:11 am |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | S Pluta | 1/15/14 10:11 am |
| Text Amendment/ Teacher | Erik Sassak | 1/15/14 10:10 am |
| Reject! | Teacher, Norfolk Public Schools | 1/15/14 10:09 am |
| Oppose - Let parents be parents | John Brandon / Parent | 1/15/14 10:05 am |
| REJECT! | Andrew Thomas, Teacher | 1/15/14 10:05 am |
| Reject | Nicole Carter, High School English Teacher (CCS) | 1/15/14 10:03 am |
| Oppose! | Teacher, SCPS | 1/15/14 10:01 am |
| REJECT! Respect a professional | Teacher | 1/15/14 9:58 am |
| Reject | Mario Teacher | 1/15/14 9:58 am |
| Reject: Parents can figure it out | Teacher | 1/15/14 9:56 am |
| Amendment | Patricia | 1/15/14 9:56 am |
| Opposed | Mother | 1/15/14 9:52 am |
| Controversy is Unavoidable: Teach students how to engage appropriately with it | Teacher, FCPS | 1/15/14 9:51 am |
| Reject! Opposed! | Teacher | 1/15/14 9:50 am |
| Reject | Susan Garfinkel | 1/15/14 9:47 am |
| reject this...from a teacher and a parent | Stephanie Stolte, Loudoun County Public Schools teacher and parent | 1/15/14 9:45 am |
| Reject this proposal | Parent Loudoun County | 1/15/14 9:42 am |
| Amendments Regarding Use of Sensitive Instructional Material | Linda McMellen | 1/15/14 9:40 am |
| Support.! Parents have a right to know what is being taught and discussed especially sexual content | Angela Lee | 1/15/14 9:39 am |
| Reject | Teacher LCPS | 1/15/14 9:37 am |
| Reject. | Caroline Marks, middle school teacher | 1/15/14 9:36 am |
| Reject | Mario Zangla | 1/15/14 9:35 am |
| Please reject | Bob Kane, parent, librarian, reader | 1/15/14 9:35 am |
| School Boards Have Authority to Set Policy, Procedures | Mari Hommel SPED Teacher (Highly Qualified-English and Reading, K-12) LCPS | 1/15/14 9:34 am |
| I strongy support this common sense amendment | Paul Blum | 1/15/14 9:33 am |
| Please reject this | Lena Terry | 1/15/14 9:27 am |
| the book in question dealt with gang rape and child molestation- parent need to know BEFORE their ch | parent of High Schooler | 1/15/14 9:25 am |
| Reject | Silva | 1/15/14 9:24 am |
| Reject: | Jessica Richardson, English Teacher | 1/15/14 9:21 am |
| The amendment is vague, overbroad, and unduly burdensome | Peter Stephens, Loudoun County parent and teacher | 1/15/14 9:19 am |
| strongly support this ammendment | concerned parent | 1/15/14 9:18 am |
| Reject. | Teacher LCPS | 1/15/14 9:17 am |
| Reject! | Cristina Mai, parent of 4 and teacher | 1/15/14 9:15 am |
| Reject proposal | Teacher, FCPS | 1/15/14 9:12 am |
| Reject | Kristi Stewart | 1/15/14 9:00 am |
| Please reject this piece of legislation | Jennifer Rivinius, middle school teacher & parent of 2 school-age children | 1/15/14 8:58 am |
| Accept amendment - Seriously, how long does it take to write 1 email... | Concerned parent | 1/15/14 8:56 am |
| reject | Gregory Golden - Parent | 1/15/14 8:51 am |
| Please reject this amendment | E. Sozzi - LCPS | 1/15/14 8:51 am |
| Reject this amendment | parent | 1/15/14 8:50 am |
| Reject this regulation | Sonya Lee | 1/15/14 8:47 am |
| Concerned parent (HS student)- REJECT this Amendment | Roxana McCarthy | 1/15/14 8:45 am |
| reject | Brooke Ackerman, middle school teacher | 1/15/14 8:45 am |
| I support the School Board | Bonnie LaPlant | 1/15/14 8:43 am |
| Reject | Jasmine Davis, High Schooler | 1/15/14 8:43 am |
| Reject | Laura Noselli | 1/15/14 8:41 am |
| Regulatory Action/Stage | Bonnie LaPlant | 1/15/14 8:40 am |
| Reject | Zachary | 1/15/14 8:37 am |
| Reject | John Ameen | 1/15/14 8:35 am |
| Not a good idea; | Janice Algie | 1/15/14 8:34 am |
| reject | Brittny Schjolin | 1/15/14 8:34 am |
| Reject | Carolyn Bien | 1/15/14 8:32 am |
| PROCEED WITH CAUTION | Susan Batlouni, Freedom High School | 1/15/14 8:31 am |
| A purpose of schools | A. Walhout, Student | 1/15/14 8:29 am |
| Reject | Jaden, Tallwood High | 1/15/14 8:29 am |
| Reject amendment | Mary E. Brunelli | 1/15/14 8:29 am |
| Reject | Kathryn Slate | 1/15/14 8:24 am |
| support parental notification | C. Ray | 1/15/14 8:24 am |
| Reject | Leah | 1/15/14 8:22 am |
| Reject this amendment | Brian Peters | 1/15/14 8:20 am |
| REJECT! | T Rossi | 1/15/14 8:20 am |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Tyna Gaylor | 1/15/14 8:14 am |
| Reject | Ron Cronan | 1/15/14 8:08 am |
| Support this amendment | Kori Beale | 1/15/14 8:02 am |
| Reject this amendment | Lori Miller Kissell, Teacher of Latin | 1/15/14 8:02 am |
| 8 VAV 20-720 | Peter Pesenti | 1/15/14 7:52 am |
| Regulations Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions (8 VAC 20-720) | Elizabeth Pesenti | 1/15/14 7:41 am |
| I support the amendment | concerned parent | 1/15/14 7:27 am |
| Requiring notification of sensitive material | Mary Betz | 1/15/14 7:12 am |
| Reject. Teaching human anatomy needs permission? | Melinda VanDevelder, Educator and taxpayer | 1/15/14 6:48 am |
| I support this commonsense amendment! | Diane Spinelli, parent | 1/15/14 6:34 am |
| Reject | Monica a. Carra | 1/15/14 5:57 am |
| I support the admendment. | S. Forester, retired teacher FCPS-parent-grandparent | 1/15/14 2:16 am |
| This amendment represents what is wrong with education today | Teacher | 1/15/14 12:53 am |
| Teaching of sexually explicit literature w/o parental consent | Kay Goble | 1/15/14 12:36 am |
| Prefer Notify & Opt Out | Clare C | 1/14/14 11:53 pm |
| Strongly Support this Amendment | William Rothwell, Parent | 1/14/14 11:48 pm |
| I support this action | Parent and Teacher | 1/14/14 11:45 pm |
| Support - SUPPORT - Support | Rebecca Stine | 1/14/14 11:29 pm |
| I support Parental Notification | Maureen Mitchell | 1/14/14 11:14 pm |
| I support Parental Notification or Opting out certain reading assignments | Kathleen D. Gillette, University of Virginia | 1/14/14 10:54 pm |
| I do not support this amendment | Tamiko Duckenfield, HCPS | 1/14/14 10:53 pm |
| Too vague amendment could open a can of worms | Allison SCPS | 1/14/14 10:31 pm |
| Support for regulations for parental notification and sexual content | Walter Vest, Bayview Physician Services, Parent | 1/14/14 10:29 pm |
| Good amendment, long overdue | R. Heffley | 1/14/14 10:29 pm |
| Parental notification | Mary Merrill | 1/14/14 10:18 pm |
| Reject this vague amendment! | Danielle Evans | 1/14/14 10:18 pm |
| Support Policy | Jess Rivera | 1/14/14 10:17 pm |
| I support the amendment for parental notification of explicit and violent material in the curriculu | Cindy Degner | 1/14/14 10:06 pm |
| parent and educator - common sense and semantics | Charlottesville City Schools | 1/14/14 10:05 pm |
| Support | G. Beecher | 1/14/14 9:57 pm |
| I oppose the amendment. | Patrick White | 1/14/14 9:50 pm |
| I support the amendment | James Cottrell | 1/14/14 9:47 pm |
| I Oppose the Proposed Amendment | Educator and Concerned Citizen | 1/14/14 9:41 pm |
| Reject this redundancy | Nathan Sekinger, Librarian | 1/14/14 9:31 pm |
| Reject the amendment. | Allyson White, parent of a public school student | 1/14/14 9:31 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Anya McLin | 1/14/14 9:30 pm |
| I oppose this amendment | Becca Cole | 1/14/14 9:27 pm |
| concerned citizen | Kathleen Abela | 1/14/14 9:22 pm |
| Trust Parents | Phil Kellogg | 1/14/14 9:07 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | 1/14/14 9:04 pm | |
| Reject | Meaghan Sekinger, Educator | 1/14/14 9:01 pm |
| Reject | Fairfax County teacher and tax payer | 1/14/14 8:54 pm |
| Opposed | Eric Hokanson, Educator | 1/14/14 8:47 pm |
| Somethings should not be so explicted in books. | Concerned Parent | 1/14/14 8:46 pm |
| Please Approve Ammendment to Err on side of caution | Kyle White, Parent of Fairfax County Student | 1/14/14 8:43 pm |
| Do we really have so little faith in our teachers and parents? Reject this proposal! | Althea, Teacher | 1/14/14 8:43 pm |
| sensitive or controversial instructional materials in the classroom | Bernadette Vaughn-Farley | 1/14/14 8:42 pm |
| Parents should be notified if their child is reading offensive material and allowed to opt out of it | concerned parent | 1/14/14 8:38 pm |
| Reject the amendment | Chad Johnson | 1/14/14 8:38 pm |
| Reject | Teacher and Parent of 2 | 1/14/14 8:34 pm |
| reject | costa | 1/14/14 8:21 pm |
| Reject the amendment | Debra Duncan | 1/14/14 8:12 pm |
| reject this amendment | Lisa Renard-Spicer | 1/14/14 8:03 pm |
| Reject Proposal | Concerned parent and teacher | 1/14/14 8:01 pm |
| Please inform parents of this filth. The Gay movement to legalize sex with anyone anytime must stop | Paul Rinderle | 1/14/14 8:00 pm |
| Proposed Regulations | Wanda Wylam | 1/14/14 7:54 pm |
| Support BOE. It's our responsibility to know what our children are being taught | Tom Copeland | 1/14/14 7:36 pm |
| Reject Proposal | Parent | 1/14/14 7:34 pm |
| School Board Amendment | Tom Copeland | 1/14/14 7:32 pm |
| I oppose this regulation. | Tara Williams, teacher | 1/14/14 7:29 pm |
| Support of amendment | Robert Parsons | 1/14/14 7:21 pm |
| Support revison to policy | Shirley Parsons | 1/14/14 7:14 pm |
| Reject | Terri Colbert, Loudoun County Public Schools | 1/14/14 6:50 pm |
| Amendment regarding use of controversial or sensitive instructional materials | Lynn Kucheruck Falk | 1/14/14 6:41 pm |
| "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare | Parent of four public school students | 1/14/14 6:37 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Vivian, former Virginia teacher | 1/14/14 6:26 pm |
| Reject | Jennifer McCormack | 1/14/14 5:57 pm |
| Reject | concerned parent | 1/14/14 5:44 pm |
| Support parental right | Megan McCrum | 1/14/14 5:26 pm |
| Parental rights | Julian Heron | 1/14/14 5:21 pm |
| Amendments Regarding Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Kerstin Vogelbach | 1/14/14 5:16 pm |
| Careful Consideration and a Reasonable Conclusion | Former student of Fairfax County and soon to be Viginia teacher | 1/14/14 5:13 pm |
| Oppose | Kathryne Armstrong, Norfolk Public Schools | 1/14/14 4:43 pm |
| Reasonable amendment to keep parents informed | Joe M, Fairfax County | 1/14/14 4:24 pm |
| Protect families, but not this vague amendment | J. Allen Crute | 1/14/14 4:14 pm |
| Approve the amendment | V. Oswald | 1/14/14 3:55 pm |
| Support parent notification of sensitive or sexually-explicit material in the classroom | Bruce Kemp | 1/14/14 3:53 pm |
| I strongly oppose this amendment | Augusta Kiesau, CNU and IB Diploma Graduate of Mountain View HS | 1/14/14 3:51 pm |
| Support for proposed amendment of 8 VAC 20-131-270 | Dale Underwood | 1/14/14 3:50 pm |
| Oppose Amendment | Lisa Shelton Haertel | 1/14/14 3:46 pm |
| This law is controversial and offensive to others. Where is its alternate? | Concerned Citizen | 1/14/14 3:46 pm |
| Reject the Amendment | Gail Giewont, public school teacher | 1/14/14 3:40 pm |
| Consider our futures carefully before agreeing on this bill | Tax Payer | 1/14/14 3:39 pm |
| I do not support this action | James Stoneking, Social Science Chair | 1/14/14 3:31 pm |
| Support Parents Rights | John Goodman USAF Retired | 1/14/14 3:29 pm |
| What is literature but the spectrum of humanity? | Elizabeth Oliver, William Byrd High School | 1/14/14 3:10 pm |
| Reject this ammendment | Vickie Pyle teacher | 1/14/14 3:06 pm |
| Reject this amendment | Librarian | 1/14/14 3:01 pm |
| opposed to this amendment | barbara scott | 1/14/14 2:52 pm |
| Reject this attempt at government intrusion and censorship. | History Teacher | 1/14/14 2:52 pm |
| Against law | Middle School Teacher | 1/14/14 2:51 pm |
| Parental notification for graphic materials in VA schools | Kate Thurgood | 1/14/14 2:51 pm |
| Reject the amendment | Metz | 1/14/14 2:50 pm |
| I SUPPORT the amendment. Parents have a right & responsibility to know what their kids are learning | Jacqueline Callahan | 1/14/14 2:49 pm |
| I oppose this regulatory action. | Narielle Living | 1/14/14 2:46 pm |
| Opposed to an Amendment that Would Be Subjective | Leah Deel | 1/14/14 2:43 pm |
| I am in support of regulating any media that would be destructive and anti-Christian in nature | J. M. McChesney | 1/14/14 2:36 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Steve Hunt, former Fairfax County School Board member | 1/14/14 2:34 pm |
| More Work For Schools | Jim Stemple | 1/14/14 2:34 pm |
| Reject the amendment | M. Teresa Ripoll | 1/14/14 2:31 pm |
| Reject this amendment | Teacher | 1/14/14 2:18 pm |
| Flawed | Phillip Friedman | 1/14/14 2:14 pm |
| Keep parents in the loop | Daniela Fuller, Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 2:10 pm |
| I oppose this amendment. | Alexander Kolb, University of Mary Washington | 1/14/14 2:04 pm |
| Reject this ammendment! It will have a negative impact on teaching our students! | Alison Napier, Kellam HS | 1/14/14 2:03 pm |
| Reject this proposal | English Teacher | 1/14/14 2:03 pm |
| Please reject this action! | Marcia Johnson, Stafford County Public Schools | 1/14/14 2:00 pm |
| I disagree. | Shawn Gonzales, Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 1:45 pm |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Amy Klempner, concerned parent | 1/14/14 1:38 pm |
| Support teachers, not this regulation | Beth Andersen | 1/14/14 1:34 pm |
| Reject this proposal! | English Teacher | 1/14/14 1:33 pm |
| Touchy Subjects & Parental Concerns | Valencia C | 1/14/14 1:31 pm |
| Acceptance In A Way Rejection In Way | Victoria Stephens, Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 1:31 pm |
| VETO. | VBCPS Student | 1/14/14 1:30 pm |
| comment | Jordan Pettaway | 1/14/14 1:30 pm |
| . | Dustin Mathis, Tallwood | 1/14/14 1:30 pm |
| Disagree | La'Darrius Morgan | 1/14/14 1:29 pm |
| REJECT | Shalemar Coloma, Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 1:29 pm |
| Disagree | Thaddeus Ladia | 1/14/14 1:29 pm |
| Reject Amendment | Haley carter, Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 1:28 pm |
| Do not support | Danielle Squire | 1/14/14 1:27 pm |
| The addition of this proposal would be detrimental to the learning process. | Drew Weko, AP English at 11 Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 1:25 pm |
| Disgree. | Sarita Madrid, Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 1:25 pm |
| Disagree | Janelle Benzick, Tallwood High School | 1/14/14 1:25 pm |
| Impassable and Ridiculous | Elizabeth Roe | 1/14/14 1:23 pm |
| Do Not Pass | Terry Spry Jr. | 1/14/14 1:22 pm |
| School Board Taking Matters Too Far | Bailee Graham, THS | 1/14/14 1:21 pm |
| S and S material? | Dale Jones | 1/14/14 1:11 pm |
| Statewide Opt Out & Alternative Choices are all that is needed | Maryann Germaine | 1/14/14 12:56 pm |
| Support the amendment. Parents have a right to know what their kids are reading. | Paul Kraft | 1/14/14 12:55 pm |
| Do not support | Virginia Brown, English teacher at Louisa County High School | 1/14/14 12:55 pm |
| Wording is too vague and some controversy is necessary to teach critical thinking skills. | Barbara Heath, Public Schools | 1/14/14 12:54 pm |
| Do not support the amendment | Amanda James | 1/14/14 12:37 pm |
| Parental Notification a MUST!!! | josiah hunter - parent | 1/14/14 12:27 pm |
| NOT IN SUPPORT. | Pierson and Martin-Rosenstiehl, High School students | 1/14/14 12:23 pm |
| Absolutely notify parents | Shirley Readyhough | 1/14/14 12:08 pm |
| Problems with this proposal | Liz Tuckerman vbcps | 1/14/14 12:08 pm |
| Vote no | Heather Ickes | 1/14/14 12:01 pm |
| Fully Support | Diana Higgs | 1/14/14 11:54 am |
| Absolutely NOTIFY parents. I whole heartedly support this amendment. | 1/14/14 11:45 am | |
| Reject the amendment | Robin Stancil | 1/14/14 11:42 am |
| Revise this amendment or reject it | Mary Ann Weir, teacher, Charlottesville City School | 1/14/14 11:38 am |
| opppose prposed amendment regarding use of controversial or sensitive instructional materials | betsy bateman: concerned educator, parent and grandparent | 1/14/14 11:38 am |
| NO to vague language | E. Basnight-Johnson, Henrico County Public Schools | 1/14/14 11:38 am |
| I do not agree with Amendments Regarding Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | K. Smith | 1/14/14 11:32 am |
| Teachers can be relied on to choose. | Tallwood High School, AP English 11 Student | 1/14/14 11:30 am |
| Vote No! | Amy Blaesing | 1/14/14 11:30 am |
| I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | A concerned parent | 1/14/14 11:29 am |
| I oppose this amendment. | Ty'Quan G. | 1/14/14 11:27 am |
| No support | Manny Ocampo GSWLA Tallwood | 1/14/14 11:24 am |
| Oppose Amendment | Kirsten Yaffe | 1/14/14 11:16 am |
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