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  10:18 am
Commenter: Katie

YES - Cultural Competence
 

This work is critical to ensuring access and opportunity for all of our students. As a parent of two young, white boys, I want them to learn and grow up in a system that doesn't gloss over the hard parts of history, that teaches them to embrace their role in liberation for all as a part of their own liberation from a white supremacist history. Please do not back down from this work. Our Commonwealth, nation, and world, need this work to continue in earnest.

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