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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12/22/21  12:35 pm
Commenter: Laura S

Vote No to this guidance
 

It has come to my attention that the department of education is trying to implement guidance that is in line with critical race theory under the guise of cultural competency. This is a divisive ideology regardless of what it is called. The role of educators is to teach reading, writing and arithmetic. Educators have no role in teaching harmful ideology and morality to children. This is the role of parents. Educators, parents and students can be respectful of each others differences without this ideology. It’s called common sense and mutual respect. 

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