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Department of Education

State Board of Education

Guidance Document Change: In 2021, the Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 1904 and Senate Bill 1196, and was signed into law by Governor Northam. The law establishes new requirements to support culturally competent educators in the Commonwealth. The Guidance on Cultural Competency Training for Teachers and Other Licensed School Board Employees in Virginia Public Schools was developed for the Board to fulfill the statutory mandate to provide guidance on the minimum standards for the local training requirement.

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12/13/21 10:31 pm

Commenter: Arlington County Parent

No to this proposal - a positive approach, no shaming, needed

According to this proposal, Vernita Mayfield's book “Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege”, would be used as the basis for this training. This is not appropriate. The exercises in this book are based on shaming some in the school community while putting others in a position of a victim.

We reject this proposal. There are many other more positive ways to make people aware of diversity.

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