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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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12/8/21 5:43 pm

Commenter: Fairfax Co. Teacher

This is not helping the students.

Please leave me alone and let me teach my course content. I have always been happy to teach any student who showed up for my class, regardless of any beliefs they have and regardless of their point of origin, native language, or any other factor that may affect their performance -- the point is to teach the students something, not incubate racial or cultural hatred.

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