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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1/5/22  9:57 am
Commenter: Anonymous

full support on cultural competency training!
 

I fully support this potential implementation of Cultural Competency Training. The main argument against this addition seems to be that we should instead just focus on academics. This argument fails to consider the fact that some students would lack the proper resources needed in order to accommodate to students of all cultures and backgrounds. Choosing to neglect Cultural Competency Training would also be neglecting the many students in need of it. As an Asian American student, there have been countless times where I simply wished to feel more culturally understood by my teachers and I strongly advocate for this cause, because I know many other students have felt the same way at some point in their academic career.

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