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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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12/29/21 5:26 pm

Commenter: Mary Ann Suddarth

no to this cultural competency training

If teachers must take yearly classes for improvement it should be for the improvement of basic reading, math and science, all of which have suffered in the past years. Cultural competency can and should be handled by the parents. If the education system wants to have an impact on this they can talk to parents and not unsuspecting children.

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