Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
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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12/8/21  10:27 am
Commenter: Concerned Parent

Stop Teaching Identity Politics - This Is Why We Elected Youngkin
 

This is very racist at its core.  "For purposes of this document, the Board defines cultural
competency as the capacity of educators to understand their own cultural identity, understand the different dimensions of diversity, and use those dimensions of diversity to foster academic achievement, growth, and empowerment for all students."  You have started down a slippery slope.  Educators should be educating, not defining oneself and others based on their skin color or national origin.  This is exactly what Martin Luther King fought against.  You are helping to put race relations back a century.  Diversity in education should mean diversity of thought and diversity of talent.  This document equates diversity to skin color, national origin, and cultural habits.  Shame on you!

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