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  11:06 am
Commenter: Jared

A necessary and good decision
 

This kind of cultural education is extremely important for educators to have. I grew up in FCPS and I’m Jewish, so I’ll speak to what I experienced and saw. Very often teachers would assign projects or schedule tests on days that were Jewish holidays or holidays for many of my other non-Christian friends, meanwhile school is always out on Christmas and Easter. I also experienced a lot of antisemitism over the years from plenty of students, and if teachers were better trained on spotting and dealing with problems like that, life would be better for young students. There were plenty of times that teachers were lacking in racial understanding as well and made for uncomfortable lessons at times. This new cultural education is a good, important decision. 

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