Regulations Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 720]
On this Action:
CLOSED Opened on 12/16/2013 and Ended on 1/15/2014
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498 comments
Comment Title | Commenter | |
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objectional material law change | Peter Barringer | 12/16/13 9:50 am |
8 VAC 20-720 | M. Harrell, SCPS | 12/16/13 10:17 am |
Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Melinda Humphreys, Thomas Dale High School | 12/16/13 10:25 am |
What is "sensitive" information? | 12/16/13 10:35 am | |
This is an idea and legislation which is fundamentally misguided, ill-conceived, and simply wrong. | L. Mark dePaulo Jr. USNR, MSEd, Pittsylvania County Schools, Gretna High | 12/16/13 11:12 am |
Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Kate Goodwin, Charlottesville High School | 12/16/13 11:58 am |
Teachers' responsibility vs Parents' responsibility | Misty Elmore, English 11,AP Language Teacher,English Chair,Campbell Co,BHS | 12/16/13 12:44 pm |
Use of Controversial Materials | Aggie Craft, Charlottesville City Schools | 12/16/13 1:54 pm |
Guilty Until Proven Innocent | Valerie Egger, Loudoun County High School | 12/16/13 2:04 pm |
A Lesson In Futility | Brian Schwartz, VBCPS | 12/16/13 2:24 pm |
Education and "Controversial" Material | William Brazier, Social Science Supervisor, Loudoun CPS, President, VCSSSCE | 12/16/13 2:40 pm |
Objections to objectional content identification | Rebecca Hodell | 12/16/13 2:41 pm |
8VAC20-720 | Sara Voigt, SCPS | 12/16/13 2:45 pm |
TRUST YOUR TEACHERS!! | Shannon Llewellyn, English teacher, Brookville High School, Campbell Co. | 12/16/13 3:15 pm |
Undue Burden | Mary Doss, HCPS | 12/16/13 3:42 pm |
A chilling effect on education | Ben Sellers, Stafford County Public Schools | 12/16/13 4:08 pm |
Please keep the floodgates closed. | Lewis Bauer, Charlottesville High School | 12/16/13 4:22 pm |
Removing the last shred of trust in teachers | Donna L. Shrum | 12/16/13 9:10 pm |
"Controversy" in the 21st Century | Jennifer Horne, Charlottesville High School | 12/16/13 11:42 pm |
Strengthen Schools and Give Students Choices | Margaret Thornton, Charlottesville High School | 12/17/13 9:33 am |
"Sensitive" Is a Very Relative Term | Mindi Kaleto -- Loudoun County Public Schools -- 7th Grade History Teacher | 12/17/13 10:11 am |
Ban ALL reading ... | Jay Dodson, LCPS | 12/17/13 10:21 am |
What is sensitive? | Deborah Rice, Loudoun County Public Schools | 12/17/13 10:25 am |
Sensitive material? | T. Rossi, Teacher | 12/17/13 10:29 am |
Reject the amendment. | Matthew Uselton, BCPS | 12/17/13 10:43 am |
reject the ammendment | Sandra Hood, middle school | 12/17/13 10:57 am |
Censorship and restrictive measures don't help our children | Anita Clayton, University of Virginia | 12/17/13 11:03 am |
Reject this amendment | Carol Wenger | 12/17/13 11:27 am |
Fahrenheit 451 coming true in VA? | Douglas McDowell, University of Texas at Austin | 12/17/13 11:51 am |
Reject this ammendment | Laura Haft | 12/17/13 11:53 am |
Backhanded Censorship | J. Eisner, teacher | 12/17/13 11:54 am |
Reject this amendment! | Monica Carra, Counselor | 12/17/13 12:16 pm |
defeat censorship | Gurkamal Gill High school | 12/17/13 12:46 pm |
Please Reject the Amendment | Elizabeth Morris, English Department Chair JRHS, CCPS | 12/17/13 12:52 pm |
Reject with prejudice | David Loughran, Teacher | 12/17/13 1:05 pm |
All education is controversial, and critical. | Rodney Bennett, educated citizen | 12/17/13 1:06 pm |
Please Do Not Pass this Amendment | Lauren Benere | 12/17/13 1:11 pm |
Reject this ammendment | Freyja Bergthorson, parent | 12/17/13 1:23 pm |
8 VAC 20-720 | Peter Hardin, Retired Teacher | 12/17/13 1:29 pm |
Opposition to this Ammendment | Pete Mercier, High School | 12/17/13 1:50 pm |
8 VAC 20-720 | Jeannie Pfautz, Charlottesville High School | 12/17/13 2:07 pm |
"Controversial" Classroom Materials | Michelle Davis, Page Middle School | 12/17/13 2:34 pm |
Please don't pass this amendment. Trust teachers to make the right decisions while teaching | Carol McGann | 12/17/13 2:49 pm |
Amendments Regarding Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Chuck Miller English teacher in a Virginia public school | 12/17/13 3:07 pm |
No to Amendment Re: Controversial/Sensitive Materials | Kelly Wolfsheimer Chesterfield County Public Schools | 12/17/13 3:16 pm |
Reject the ammendment | Laura Currier, teacher and parent | 12/17/13 3:29 pm |
teacher | LCPS | 12/17/13 3:39 pm |
Don't force teachers to include sensitive materials in syllabi | Katherine Mann, Central High School | 12/17/13 6:48 pm |
Reject Amendment | Brandon Traner | 12/17/13 6:49 pm |
Controversial amendment | Susan Traner, Menchville High School | 12/17/13 6:57 pm |
No to Amendment Re: Sensitive Material | Meghann Donohue | 12/17/13 8:23 pm |
No to amendment | Michelle Haseltine | 12/17/13 8:39 pm |
No to this amendment | Catherine Hylton | 12/17/13 8:55 pm |
No to this amendment | Harmony Middle School | 12/17/13 9:26 pm |
No- to the proposed Amendment | Tammy Askins | 12/17/13 10:40 pm |
No to censorship! | Kathy Beery, teacher | 12/18/13 12:13 am |
no to this amendment | Senna Beall | 12/18/13 1:58 am |
Reject this amendment, it violates everything valuable about education and free thinking | Cara Walton | 12/18/13 5:34 am |
8 VAC 20 - 720 | William Wonneberger | 12/18/13 5:48 am |
No to censorship | Menchville HIgh School | 12/18/13 8:01 am |
REJECT This Amendment | J. Morrow | 12/18/13 8:22 am |
Please consider all ramifications | Cathryn Soenksen | 12/18/13 8:38 am |
This is how it begins... | Chad P. Bailey, Pittsylvania County Schools | 12/18/13 8:53 am |
Objections to proposed amendment to 8 VAC 20-720-160 | Robin Smith, Chair of the Virginia Conference on English Education | 12/18/13 9:12 am |
This is a step backward and it seems overwhelmingly agreed on here! | Jonathan Kidd | 12/18/13 9:14 am |
This is how it starts (x2) | Marie Finnegan-Copen | 12/18/13 9:22 am |
oliver wendell holmes | Doug Stewart | 12/18/13 9:50 am |
Sensitive Material | JL Hoffman | 12/18/13 9:50 am |
Controversial and Sensitive? | Michael McCarthy | 12/18/13 9:57 am |
Reject this ridiculous idea | Beth Houlihan, English Teacher in Prince George County | 12/18/13 9:57 am |
Reject this proposal | Christopher Webster | 12/18/13 10:42 am |
"Physcian, Heal Thyself!" | Bob Wallace, Stafford High School Librarian | 12/18/13 10:54 am |
"Physician, Heal Thyself" | Robert Wallace, Stafford High School / Librarian | 12/18/13 11:08 am |
Who we help versus who we hurt | Alice Chestnutt | 12/18/13 12:23 pm |
Opens a wide avenue for abuse | Bill Adams | 12/18/13 12:30 pm |
Too ambiguous, slippery slope | Colin A Farrell, FCPS | 12/18/13 1:31 pm |
My opinion | Amanda Harrison | 12/18/13 2:17 pm |
Pandora's box | Carol Daly, Loudoun County Public Schools | 12/18/13 2:18 pm |
Reject this Amendment | C. Daly, Parent, FCPS | 12/18/13 2:22 pm |
Amendment should NOT pass | B. Dawson, Pittsylvania County Schools | 12/18/13 2:55 pm |
Please Don't Shoot Yourselves in the Foot...Again | Rebecca Walker Menchville | 12/18/13 3:33 pm |
Against the Amendment | Jason Abril, Moody Middle School | 12/18/13 3:44 pm |
NO to the amendment | Miriam Lagona, Henrico Co. Public Schools | 12/18/13 3:44 pm |
Great Teaching and Individualized Attention Will Suffer If This Passes | Kaitlin Dunnevant, Moody Middle School | 12/18/13 3:45 pm |
please do not pass this ammendment | Sharon Beith, Moody Middle School - Henrico County | 12/18/13 3:45 pm |
Reject this Proposal | MMS | 12/18/13 3:47 pm |
Please vote no! | Lauren Byrd, George H. Moody Middle School | 12/18/13 3:47 pm |
Subjective Regulations Cause Legal Expense and Challenges | Moody Middle School, English Department | 12/18/13 3:48 pm |
Sensitive/Controversal material | Stephanie Hammer, Greene County Schools | 12/18/13 3:49 pm |
Please Reject this Amendment | Katie Schwieder, George H. Moody Middle School | 12/18/13 3:49 pm |
NO to this Amendment | Gillian Lambert, Moody Middle School, Henrico County | 12/18/13 4:23 pm |
reject this amendment | Beth Dover | 12/18/13 4:40 pm |
Please Reject This Amendment | Patricia Walker, HCPS | 12/18/13 5:27 pm |
Reject Amendment and Talk with Your Children | Rebecca Zuckerman, Pre-service English Teacher, VCU | 12/18/13 7:09 pm |
Reject to this amendment | Meron A SCPS* | 12/18/13 8:27 pm |
Reject this ammendment please | Melissa Cheaney, Deer Park Elementary School, Newport News, VA | 12/18/13 10:18 pm |
This is a ludicrous proposal | Dian Cronan, LCPS | 12/19/13 7:37 am |
Invest in the students- say NO! | Jennifer Showalter RCPS | 12/19/13 9:16 am |
Use of Controversial/ Sensitive Instructional Material | Marissa Tierney, Charlottesville High School | 12/19/13 9:16 am |
Character Education piece of the puzzle... | Jennifer Martin, Broadway High School | 12/19/13 9:22 am |
Reject this amendment | Dave Scott | 12/19/13 9:23 am |
Reject this amendment | Kristin Strasser, FCPS | 12/19/13 9:35 am |
Reject this amendment | Diane Mowery, SCPS | 12/19/13 9:54 am |
Opt out | Middlesex High School | 12/19/13 10:05 am |
Subjectivity and Personal Values Have No Place in Policy Regarding Literature | Amanda Williams | 12/19/13 10:08 am |
Reject this Amendment | Jennifer Dean | 12/19/13 10:13 am |
Hurray! A Tool in Parents' Hands, at last. | 12/19/13 10:46 am | |
Please reject this amendment and vote NO!! | Teresa Shifflett: Broadway High School | 12/19/13 11:08 am |
Classrooms should teach sensitive material, not avoid it | Autumn Dalton, Stafford Sr. High | 12/19/13 11:33 am |
Classrooms should teach sensitive material, not avoid it. | Autumn Dalton, Stafford Sr. High | 12/19/13 11:34 am |
Please reject this proposed regulation. | Sandra Parks | 12/19/13 11:36 am |
Reject This Amendment | Natasha Graham Hampton High | 12/19/13 12:04 pm |
Vote Yes for this amendment | 12/19/13 12:11 pm | |
Please reject this amendment | Tiffany Hardy, Hampton City Schools | 12/19/13 12:15 pm |
just say no! | Deane Kern | 12/19/13 12:29 pm |
Please reject amendment | Kimber Tate, Spotswood High School Librarian/former English teacher | 12/19/13 1:44 pm |
Reading material should be age appropriate-porn is not | 12/19/13 2:20 pm | |
Changes to the policy are too subjective to work | Jennifer Ashby, NBCT | 12/19/13 2:51 pm |
Well-intentioned, but poorly executed | J. Crowell | 12/19/13 2:53 pm |
Notification to parents of sensitive and sexually explicit material in the schools | Ken Schiffer, Heritage High School | 12/19/13 3:22 pm |
Just Say No! | Quintina Smith | 12/19/13 3:54 pm |
Please reject this proposal | Jennifer Robinson, SCPS | 12/19/13 4:03 pm |
I strongly support this amendment regarding use of controversial or sensitive instructional material | 12/19/13 7:31 pm | |
Meaningless discussion without operating definition of "sensitive" | Eric Egger, FFP | 12/19/13 8:40 pm |
All literature is "sensitive" | Michael Goodrich-Stuart, Hanover County Public Schools | 12/20/13 8:24 am |
Controversy and Critical Thinking for Responsible World Citizenship | Amanda Creasey, Colonial Heights High School | 12/20/13 8:50 am |
why we are here | Doug Stewart | 12/20/13 10:30 am |
Ignorance is not bliss...at least in the 21st century. | Colleen Hirn, Colonial Heights High School English Teacher | 12/20/13 10:43 am |
Yes to this proposal | David Dyer | 12/20/13 11:44 am |
Please Reject! | Lauren Hauser | 12/20/13 11:54 am |
Controversial or Sensitive? | Janice Brunson | 12/20/13 1:10 pm |
"Sensitive Material" is the only kind that matters | Amy Scott, Pitttsylvania County Schools, English Teacher | 12/20/13 1:21 pm |
Sensitivity is Subjective | Karen Duffy, Supervisor of Libraries, Stafford County Public Schools | 12/20/13 1:32 pm |
amendment for controversial/sensitive material | Caroline DeMarkis | 12/20/13 1:42 pm |
Rejection | Devin Ryan, 12th Grade Student at Hanover High School | 12/20/13 2:08 pm |
Strongly oppose | Angela Ewald | 12/20/13 2:13 pm |
Just Say No! | Maureen Weierbach, SCPS | 12/20/13 2:28 pm |
proposed verbage | Elizabeth Proctor, Lee-Davis High School | 12/20/13 2:58 pm |
Say NO to this legislation | G Herring, Mechanicsville | 12/20/13 3:06 pm |
Please Reject: 1) Please Support Local School Board Authority; and 2) Use Clear Language in Regs | Alan Seibert, Salem City Schools | 12/20/13 3:11 pm |
Objection to regulatory action | Virginia Walker, LCPS | 12/20/13 7:14 pm |
Parental responsibility | Barbara Skinner | 12/20/13 8:32 pm |
The Bluest Eye | Ariel McKean, Student | 12/20/13 9:24 pm |
Reality and Adulthood | Laura LaMan, Student | 12/21/13 12:54 am |
"Sensitive Material" | Ben Shewbridge/ LCPS | 12/21/13 8:55 am |
Please Consider Clarifying or Removing | Mary Cumbie, preservice teacher | 12/21/13 11:17 am |
clarification definitely needed | Christy Scarborough | 12/21/13 11:32 am |
Vote No! | Carolyn Martin, CCPS Librarian and CCPPS Parent | 12/21/13 5:40 pm |
Where is the "sensitive" book section? | Karen Bristow, Teacher/Library Media Graduate Student | 12/21/13 5:50 pm |
Can we just "teach" please? | Connie McBryde-Keith, NNPS English Teacher | 12/21/13 7:38 pm |
Please reject this undue burden on teachers and librarians | S. Demetriadis, Retired Librarian, RPS | 12/21/13 9:39 pm |
Support | Kim Newman | 12/22/13 6:39 am |
Reject | R.Workman | 12/22/13 9:54 am |
Rejected by a student | Hayley Daniels, student from K-12 through NNPS | 12/22/13 11:13 am |
Reject this Proposal | Mic Platt | 12/22/13 8:59 pm |
Reject | Joseph Emerson | 12/22/13 11:13 pm |
Reject these Regulations | C Michael Barber | 12/23/13 12:10 am |
Please Reject - Let's move forward, not backward... | Former PS Teacher/Current parent of MS Student | 12/23/13 12:18 am |
We're Professionals, Trust us ... we don't need this form of subjective censorship | Patty Breland Reading Specialist Kate Waller Barrett ES Stafford, VA | 12/23/13 12:48 am |
Obvious rejection to poor legislation | Jugal Patel, Student | 12/23/13 2:39 am |
Reject! | Bill Muth | 12/23/13 11:21 am |
Respect a student's intelligence- vote NO for this sub-intelligent legislation | Mary Snell | 12/25/13 7:30 pm |
Vote No! | Heather Murfee / Chesterfield County Public Schools | 12/26/13 9:38 am |
vote no | Heidi Craft | 12/26/13 8:12 pm |
Trust Trained Teachers | Loudoun County High School | 12/26/13 11:39 pm |
And the reason for this idiocy is...? | Ellen Young, | 12/27/13 10:47 pm |
Oppose this proposal | Petra Sharrett | 12/28/13 10:46 am |
No! | Longwood University preservice teachers | 12/29/13 8:37 am |
Sensitive or Controversial Instructional Materials | Linda Shifflette, Hampton City Schools | 12/30/13 10:14 am |
Oppose the amendment | Jennifer Moyers, Parent/Broadway High School Teacher | 12/30/13 5:03 pm |
Reject Proposed Language Amending 8 VAC 20-720-160 | Lisa Payne: Teacher, LCPS | 1/1/14 2:14 pm |
Supporting Values without Censorship | Audrey Baylor | 1/1/14 2:36 pm |
Please do not pass!! | Courtney Rich | 1/1/14 6:41 pm |
Please Reject | Portsmouth Public Schools | 1/2/14 10:22 am |
Support | Jay L. Marts | 1/2/14 10:31 am |
Unnecessary and cumbersome regulation | Allen Swope Radford High School | 1/2/14 10:39 am |
Pass Opt-Out! | Lauren Friedman, Parent | 1/2/14 10:51 am |
Please allow parents to opt out | Paul Mann, Parent of three | 1/2/14 11:41 am |
Bad Idea | Matt Thompson, Virginia Educator | 1/2/14 12:32 pm |
Please pass this to strengthen Parental Rights - Roaming flash mobs are ..... | John L. Pettengill, parent | 1/2/14 12:44 pm |
Parental Opt-Out | Ryman Jones, Citizen | 1/2/14 12:55 pm |
a Dangerous proposal | Gerard Joria, HS Librarian, Alexandria City PS | 1/2/14 1:12 pm |
Parental right to have student opt out. | John Green, Citizen of Commonwealth of Virginia | 1/2/14 2:09 pm |
Reject This Amendment! | Julia Fuller, Tucker High School, HCPS | 1/2/14 2:34 pm |
Sensitive to whom? | Martha Scott Ross Librarian-Winding Creek Elementary School | 1/2/14 2:58 pm |
Please Reject | Jared Cotton, Henry County Public Schools | 1/2/14 3:51 pm |
Allow parents to op-out and have a say in what their children are being taught. | Chris Pandel, Parent/Grandparent | 1/2/14 4:07 pm |
Controversial/Sensitive Material | Cheryl Golden | 1/2/14 4:19 pm |
They are our children | Donna Hamilton | 1/2/14 11:39 pm |
Parents must decide | Leyla Myers | 1/3/14 10:47 am |
Right Idea, Wrong Implementation | Christine Suders, Henrico County Public Schools | 1/3/14 12:38 pm |
Let the PARENTS decide. NOT the government! | Jessica Pittman/ Arlington County | 1/3/14 3:38 pm |
Please reject | Elizabeth Crispino, WJCC Schools | 1/3/14 3:48 pm |
Please PASS. Parents should decide, not teachers. | 1/4/14 12:04 pm | |
Reject this! | Janice Raspen, Stafford County Public Schools | 1/4/14 12:53 pm |
"Sensitive" is subjective. | Carolyn Vibbert, Librarian, Prince William County | 1/4/14 12:58 pm |
Parents Should Choose | Kris Allen | 1/4/14 12:59 pm |
Please pass, notice is freedom! | Amy Morgan | 1/4/14 1:01 pm |
"Sensitive" Material is Different for Each Family | Sara Young, Henrico County Public Schools | 1/4/14 2:13 pm |
Please allow teachers to teach | Wendy Edelman | 1/4/14 2:49 pm |
Please reject | Anita Tarbox, Henrico County Public Schools | 1/4/14 3:00 pm |
Its not sensitive materials | south county HS | 1/4/14 3:52 pm |
Awareness is a parental right | Melanie Johnson | 1/4/14 3:52 pm |
Support Amendment and Academic Freedom | Laura Murphy, Parent | 1/4/14 3:53 pm |
Please Pass | Dwight Johnson | 1/4/14 4:08 pm |
Please reject censorship | Wendy Lanehart, Elementary Librarian | 1/4/14 4:29 pm |
Support Amendment | Student | 1/4/14 7:51 pm |
Please pass | Margaret Baker | 1/4/14 8:22 pm |
Vote for parental rights. | Concerned Fauquier Parent | 1/4/14 11:21 pm |
Proposal Does Not Bar Students From Alternative Texts/ Proposal Contained in Comment | Michelle Davis, Page Middle School | 1/5/14 8:54 am |
Pornography taught to Virginia's students | Lou Di Leonardo | 1/5/14 11:05 am |
Support Amendment | Student | 1/5/14 12:59 pm |
The option to opt-out already exists | Ben Sellers | 1/5/14 3:37 pm |
Amendment preserves freedom of choice | Charlotte Del Duca | 1/5/14 5:16 pm |
Parents should know | JBucholz | 1/5/14 8:09 pm |
This policy's phrasing is terribly vague | Chris Pace, Hanover High School | 1/5/14 8:45 pm |
Parents and Student already can opt out | Teacher | 1/5/14 10:13 pm |
Parents Have a Fundamental Right to Educate Their Children Per VA Law | Jim Ruland | 1/6/14 12:35 am |
This proposal is a terrible idea--it must be defeated. | James T. Heimbach | 1/6/14 7:14 am |
Reject this amendment | Mary Keeling, Newport News Public School | 1/6/14 8:53 am |
Education - [8 VAC 20 ? 720] Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Pamela Tuggle, Prince George County | 1/6/14 9:04 am |
Ambiguous Censorship | Kara Kimball, Virginia Beach City Public Schools | 1/6/14 9:32 am |
Reject this law | Bonnie Sousa | 1/6/14 10:15 am |
Please pass - let parents decide | Concerned Citizen | 1/6/14 1:58 pm |
Reject amendment! | dawn plum, caroline county public schools | 1/6/14 2:11 pm |
Local Authority | John Wright, Goochland County School Board | 1/6/14 2:19 pm |
Who determines what is sensitive? | Concerned citizen | 1/6/14 3:07 pm |
Objectional Material, A Matter of the Law? | Maribeth Haines, Accomack County Public Schools | 1/6/14 3:14 pm |
Reject this amendment | Rebecca L. Akers | 1/6/14 3:17 pm |
Reject this amendment! | Donald Hitt, teacher | 1/6/14 3:40 pm |
Define controversial and sensitive | D. Fetterolf | 1/6/14 4:14 pm |
Pass Amendment! | teacher | 1/6/14 4:46 pm |
Reject the proposed amendment | De Fehrenbach, Newport News Public Schools | 1/6/14 4:47 pm |
reject the amendment | Teresa Tyler-parent, teacher, concerned citizen | 1/6/14 5:18 pm |
Recommendations for VBOE re Controversial/Sensitive Materials | Alan Clune, concerned citizen | 1/6/14 5:19 pm |
Good intentions, but too vague | Melissa Nelson, Teacher at Powhatan County Schools | 1/6/14 6:36 pm |
don't codify censorship | VA school system alum | 1/6/14 6:47 pm |
Reject this amendment. | Honor Zalewski, Librarian and Parent | 1/6/14 8:12 pm |
[8 VAC 20 ? 720] | Rona Pavlo, Albemarle High School Teacher | 1/6/14 9:09 pm |
Reject based on vague terminology | Heather Balsley NBCT, Roanoke County Public Schools | 1/6/14 9:22 pm |
What will be considered sensitive? | Stacey Shaddix Newport News School Division | 1/7/14 8:44 am |
Impossible Task - Problematic Outcomes | Lynn McNally | 1/7/14 9:14 am |
Please reject -- vague terminology will stray from intent | Linda Miller, Teacher, PWCS | 1/7/14 9:55 am |
What is sensitive? / Opening the mind of students | Chris Reilly | 1/7/14 10:42 am |
Opposed for many reasons | Melissa Rollosson | 1/7/14 11:01 am |
Please Reject This Amendment! | Teacher | 1/7/14 11:16 am |
Please reject | High School English Teacher | 1/7/14 11:58 am |
Sensitive Materials/Supervisor of English, Reading, and Performing Arts | Amy Hall, Frederick County Public Schools | 1/7/14 1:29 pm |
NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS | Charles Mann, Grandparent | 1/7/14 2:30 pm |
Would Shakespeare disappear from our schools? | A Teacher | 1/7/14 3:20 pm |
Subjectivity should not be regulated | Kelly Kroese, School Librarian | 1/7/14 3:51 pm |
Reject this amendment | Laura Cvitanovich | 1/7/14 4:43 pm |
Reject Change in Regulations | Charlotte Wellen, Albemarle County Public Schools | 1/7/14 5:13 pm |
Amendment expands educational freedom | Student | 1/7/14 5:13 pm |
Reject this vague regulation | Nadean Moore, Parent and educator | 1/8/14 9:47 am |
This must pass | Gene Vest, Potomac Middle School | 1/8/14 10:29 am |
Increasing disparity among students | Karen Swortzel, Alleghany High School | 1/8/14 12:43 pm |
Reject this Amendment | Michele Menapace, parent in Fairfax County | 1/8/14 2:52 pm |
Salivating Ministers of Truth | W Whited, Prince George County Schools | 1/8/14 2:57 pm |
Reject this Amendment | Destiny Burns, Citizen and Parent | 1/8/14 3:40 pm |
Reject this amendment | Carol Evans, English Teacher | 1/8/14 4:12 pm |
Reject this amendment | Carrie Honaker, Hidden Valley High School | 1/8/14 8:19 pm |
Parents have the right to be notified | Thomas neviaser | 1/8/14 10:03 pm |
Why Approve this Amendment? | Student at South County High School | 1/8/14 10:23 pm |
Support Amendment/Mirrors FLE | Elizabeth Clarke | 1/9/14 6:50 am |
Parents have a right to know and determine what their children are taught. | concerned parent | 1/9/14 7:16 am |
Reject this | Muhammad .S | 1/9/14 10:42 am |
Support This Amendment | Chester Griffin | 1/9/14 11:36 am |
Reject this Ammendment | Christina Gonzalez, Instructional Specialist, Newport News | 1/9/14 2:47 pm |
Please reject! | Pete Schumacher | 1/9/14 4:43 pm |
Reject this amendment! | Kimber Pennington | 1/9/14 5:41 pm |
Support Amendment | Concerned Citizen and Retired Teacher | 1/9/14 8:17 pm |
Parents have a right to know and determine what their children are taught. | MichaEl Hirsch | 1/9/14 8:38 pm |
Parents have rights | Dr. A. E. Wright | 1/9/14 9:23 pm |
Support amendments to the regulations to address the use of sensitive or controversial materials | Susan Pehrsson | 1/9/14 10:31 pm |
Controversy is unavoidable | Scott Laske, English teacher in Newport News Public Schools | 1/10/14 3:04 am |
Written works prepare students for the real world. | Linden Barrick, St. Clare Walker Middle School | 1/10/14 7:53 am |
SUPPORT AMENDMENT--HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARD NEED NOT INCLUDE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS | Honors English Teacher | 1/10/14 8:14 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | parent | 1/10/14 9:07 am |
Amendment to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Public Schools | William F. Finocchio | 1/10/14 9:40 am |
I support the amendment | Leah Durant, concerned citizen | 1/10/14 10:56 am |
I oppose the amendment | L Hill | 1/10/14 12:56 pm |
Let's just ban all books | Steve Barham, LCPS Teacher | 1/10/14 3:23 pm |
Support Amendment | Kristin Zauel, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist | 1/10/14 3:56 pm |
BOE-Sensitive Instructional Materials | Marilyn Gilbert | 1/10/14 11:25 pm |
Support for Amendment | Orene McKenzBlumie | 1/11/14 10:11 am |
Support this amendment | Fairfax County Parent | 1/11/14 10:13 am |
Support this change/amendment | Phil Roberts | 1/11/14 11:05 am |
I support parental notification of sensitive materials. | Marco mattioli / http://www.mg-evo.eu | 1/11/14 11:07 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Ffx County Parent | 1/11/14 11:19 am |
I SUPPORT Parental rights over any | Fairfax County Parent | 1/11/14 11:37 am |
I absolutely support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Bob | 1/11/14 11:44 am |
Support | Fairfax Grandparent | 1/11/14 11:49 am |
I support the Amendment | Loretta | 1/11/14 12:23 pm |
Board of Education Amendment | Grandparent | 1/11/14 12:38 pm |
English lit should uplift, not debase, our society. I support the BofE's proposed amendment. | Pehr H. Pehrsson | 1/11/14 1:00 pm |
Protect our kids from inappropriate content! | Nancy Aldrich | 1/11/14 1:13 pm |
Filth in Books | Tom Curtin, Citizen | 1/11/14 1:36 pm |
Regulatory Action/Stage | Herb Greene, Sensible Citizen | 1/11/14 2:16 pm |
Pass the Amendment, Please! | Herb Greene | 1/11/14 2:18 pm |
Support for the Amendment | Bob | 1/11/14 2:21 pm |
Support advance parental notification and opt out options | W. D. Stanley | 1/11/14 2:23 pm |
I support the Board's Amendment! | Fairfac county parent | 1/11/14 3:01 pm |
Parental rights | Diane Sinclair, a parent | 1/11/14 4:26 pm |
Support the BOE amendment to the regulation | Deb | 1/11/14 4:33 pm |
Advance Notification to Parents and Opt Out | Jane A.Quill | 1/11/14 4:54 pm |
Children's reading material | Gigi Hill | 1/11/14 7:00 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Barbara Cummings | 1/11/14 7:11 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Keith Meurlin | 1/11/14 7:14 pm |
Support of laws to protect the children from the filth of our society. | Katherine Garza | 1/11/14 9:18 pm |
Parental Notification When Sexually Explicit Materials Are Used in the Classroom | Victoria DeLacy | 1/11/14 9:19 pm |
Parents should be able to opt out of objectionable materials | Pete quell | 1/11/14 9:21 pm |
Support for Board of Education's proposed regulations | Edith Haselwood | 1/11/14 9:24 pm |
Board of Education's Responsibility | Lawrence Roller, retired educator | 1/11/14 9:37 pm |
Amendments to 8 VAC 20-720-160. Instructional materials. | Cheryl Loden | 1/11/14 9:41 pm |
Parental notification about explicit reading material | Mary Mack | 1/11/14 9:43 pm |
schoolboard notification to parents | pat hutchison | 1/11/14 9:49 pm |
Guard our children | Bill Schwartz | 1/11/14 9:53 pm |
Support for amendment | Connie Youngman,parent | 1/11/14 9:54 pm |
Need parental notification for sexually-explicit material | Bruce Simms | 1/11/14 10:03 pm |
Proposed regulations for parental notification of sexually explicit material | Martha Blau | 1/11/14 10:06 pm |
Parents have a right to know and decline | Sheryl Smith, concerned citizen | 1/11/14 10:10 pm |
Parental Notification | Donna Lee Wilson | 1/11/14 10:10 pm |
Parental Notification | Donna Lee Wilson | 1/11/14 10:13 pm |
In Support of Parent Notification | Linda Miller | 1/11/14 10:26 pm |
Parental notification about sexual content in readings | Hector Falcon, Worldview Leadership Institute | 1/11/14 10:36 pm |
Parental Notification | Charles Perkins | 1/11/14 10:39 pm |
I support this regulation. It makes total sense to inform parents when such materials are used. | Jeff Evans, parent | 1/11/14 10:44 pm |
Classic Literature | Ann Woods | 1/11/14 10:56 pm |
In favor of regulations that require parental notification of sexual or violent materials in class | Earl Bennett, Treasurer, Novum Baptist Church | 1/11/14 11:00 pm |
Parents should always have knowledge of all materials taught and given to their children. Thank you. | Barbara Remington | 1/11/14 11:02 pm |
Parental oversight and Sensitive Material in the classroom | Tom Carnahan, grandparent of 7 | 1/11/14 11:13 pm |
Support Regulations for Parental Notification for Sexually-Explicit Curriculum | Diane Reynolds | 1/11/14 11:13 pm |
I support parental notification | Gary, grandparent | 1/11/14 11:27 pm |
Reading in AP Classes | Stephen McPherson | 1/11/14 11:50 pm |
Parental Notification | Diane Carnahan | 1/12/14 12:00 am |
Support for parental notification | Mark R. Matney | 1/12/14 12:39 am |
Parents Should Be Notified | Ben Faust | 1/12/14 12:51 am |
Manditory Parental Notification | Dr. Ronald and Terry Haden | 1/12/14 1:12 am |
I support the ammendment | Bonnie Burkhardt | 1/12/14 2:14 am |
Strongly support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Alma Jackson, Concerned Parent and Citizen | 1/12/14 4:09 am |
Strongly support amendment re: parental notification | Janet Phillips, grandparent, | 1/12/14 4:32 am |
I support this common-sense regulation | Brian Mazanec | 1/12/14 4:51 am |
support of creating regulations to address the parental notification and use of sensitive, sexually- | Trey Woody, Parent | 1/12/14 5:14 am |
We support parents being notified | Vic and Suebee Ransom | 1/12/14 5:33 am |
I strongly support Regulatory Action! | Ksthleen Peaks | 1/12/14 5:57 am |
Support Parental Notification and teaching alternative books | Chris Kelly | 1/12/14 7:40 am |
Amendment to regulation | Karen Budd | 1/12/14 8:12 am |
Parental notification of sexual explicit curriculums | Stephen Reynolds | 1/12/14 8:23 am |
For parental notification and alternative opportunities in Virginia Education | James K Disney, Citizen | 1/12/14 8:25 am |
Parents Should be Notified | Jeff Dean | 1/12/14 8:26 am |
Parental notification | John Weibley | 1/12/14 8:28 am |
I support Regulatory Action | Pennington | 1/12/14 8:39 am |
Support parental notification, opt out, and teaching of alternative books | Rogers and Joyce Brooks, parents and taxpayers | 1/12/14 8:49 am |
Support Parental Notification of Sexual/Sensitive topic in schools | Monica Cameron | 1/12/14 8:56 am |
Support amendment | na | 1/12/14 8:59 am |
Strongly support | Mary Beth Williams, parent of 5 | 1/12/14 9:10 am |
Father 2 daughters in High School | Bryan Keith Franklin County Para Pro Special Teacher | 1/12/14 9:32 am |
I support parental notification of sexual materials used in our schools. | Donna falls | 1/12/14 9:52 am |
parental notification, opt out, and teaching of alternative books | Ruth Ku | 1/12/14 10:06 am |
Proposed amendments to regulations governing local schools | Christopher Cummings | 1/12/14 10:47 am |
I fully support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Teiro Cuccinelli | 1/12/14 11:56 am |
Freshman English | Tami Woerl | 1/12/14 12:07 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Donna Hamilton | 1/12/14 12:45 pm |
Parental Notification of Sexually Explicit Classroom/ Homework Material | Thomas Morr | 1/12/14 1:48 pm |
parent notification | Margaret Dennis | 1/12/14 2:13 pm |
Parental Concerns re. Questionable Content | Brian Powell | 1/12/14 2:20 pm |
Sexually explicit materials in school | Nicole Mayor | 1/12/14 2:25 pm |
Teachers and School Boards are not Parents | Rebecca Ellis, Attorney and Educator with the ACPS | 1/12/14 2:30 pm |
Support amendment | Kathy Vestermark | 1/12/14 2:45 pm |
in definite support of creating regulations | Cynthia Hellman, parent | 1/12/14 2:59 pm |
parental notification of sexually explicit reading materials being used in the classroom | Yvonne Laffoon | 1/12/14 3:20 pm |
Parental Notification | Ernestine Scott | 1/12/14 3:35 pm |
Proposed action seems reasonable | Michael Lane, Citizen of Virginia | 1/12/14 3:40 pm |
Support proposed amendment | 1/12/14 4:03 pm | |
Proposed requirement for parental notification | Werner Lind | 1/12/14 4:03 pm |
Support proposed regulations | Earl & Ellie Gudeman | 1/12/14 4:04 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Marta Delacre Saltus, parent | 1/12/14 4:12 pm |
Support amendment | D Elmore | 1/12/14 4:36 pm |
Full support of the amendments in favor of parental notification and opting-out | Bradley Saltus | 1/12/14 4:39 pm |
Parental notification by schools before use of sensitive, sexually-explicit material in classroom. | Mary Rephlo | 1/12/14 5:08 pm |
support regulations | Ted Ku | 1/12/14 5:37 pm |
Please reject this proposal | Lois Erickson, retired teacher | 1/12/14 6:02 pm |
i support. | geovany alvarez | 1/12/14 6:28 pm |
Amendment support | m hanrahan | 1/12/14 6:59 pm |
Please support the ammendment re parental notification | Susan Huber | 1/12/14 7:31 pm |
Support of Amendment | julie mantooth | 1/12/14 7:44 pm |
I support the amendment | JoEllen Murphy, mother of 5 school aged children | 1/12/14 8:00 pm |
Parents must be notified in advance about graphic, salacious reading assignments | Robin Maas, private citizen | 1/12/14 8:19 pm |
I strongly support the Board of Education's amendment. | Gina Gavin, mother | 1/12/14 8:32 pm |
YES-I absolutely support the regulation re: parental notification | Barbara DeWolf, private citizen | 1/12/14 8:34 pm |
Support parent notification and an opt-out option. | Mai Chi | 1/12/14 8:45 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Angela Smith | 1/12/14 9:06 pm |
Support Parental Notification of Sexually Explicit Classroom Materials and Homework Assignments | Parent and Henrico County Taxpayer | 1/12/14 9:07 pm |
I support regulations 100%!!! | Tim Rowley | 1/12/14 9:13 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Christa Hurley | 1/12/14 9:16 pm |
Parental notification | Diane Mantos | 1/12/14 9:23 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | James Luehrs | 1/12/14 9:24 pm |
Recommend parental notifications of literature chosen | John Morrison | 1/12/14 9:24 pm |
Wholesome Educational Materials | Judy Pollock | 1/12/14 9:32 pm |
Wholesome Educational Materials | Judy Pollock | 1/12/14 9:32 pm |
Yes to amendment | BettyJo Lash | 1/12/14 9:37 pm |
Reading Material | Wanda Newcomb | 1/12/14 9:38 pm |
Please don't burden teachers with more paperwork! | Dorene Jorgensen, Chesterfield County Public Schools | 1/12/14 9:45 pm |
I support the amendment | Susan Baumert, Ph.D., Holy Family Montessori, LLC | 1/12/14 9:47 pm |
Parents have a right to keep their kids from exposure to harmful materials. | L Olson | 1/12/14 9:56 pm |
parents should be notified | Karen Oliver | 1/12/14 10:00 pm |
Support amendment | Beth Berger | 1/12/14 10:08 pm |
Support the Board of Education agreement. | Anne Haislmaier | 1/12/14 10:08 pm |
Required Works of Literature | Dorothea Ku-DiPietro | 1/12/14 10:25 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Marianne Sanders | 1/12/14 10:41 pm |
Support of the proposed ammendment to the Education Regulations | Charles Michael Garverick, Parent, Grandparent | 1/12/14 10:53 pm |
Parents Must Be Notified | Diane Auclair | 1/12/14 11:47 pm |
Sexually explicit materials are not appropriate in any K-12 classroom ! | Sergio Romero | 1/13/14 12:13 am |
I support the amendment to the regulation. | Julia Deitering | 1/13/14 5:24 am |
I support regulations on parental notification & opt-out of sexually graphic, explicit materials | Mark Calabrese husband, father of two, and taxpayer | 1/13/14 5:41 am |
Proposed Amendment Regarding Parental Notification of Sensitive and Sexually-Explicit Material | James Park | 1/13/14 7:01 am |
Board of Education Parental Notification | Liz Hildebrand | 1/13/14 7:19 am |
Additional and unnecessary regulation | Karyn Doran | 1/13/14 7:32 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Lisa Ciola | 1/13/14 7:49 am |
Support of parent notification and opt out. | Martha Peter | 1/13/14 8:11 am |
Amendments Regarding Use of Controversial or Sensitive Instructional Materials | Karen Caravas | 1/13/14 8:21 am |
I support this amendment - parents should be notified | Theresa Talavera | 1/13/14 8:25 am |
I support parent notification rules for schools | Mike Wolfe | 1/13/14 8:30 am |
Board of Education parental notification for sexually explicit materials being taught in school | Suzanne Kosten | 1/13/14 8:30 am |
Board of Education's Amendment!! | Meg Miller | 1/13/14 8:30 am |
Infringement of First Amendment Rights | Roberta Rosenberg | 1/13/14 8:38 am |
Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions (8 VAC 20-720) | Anne Pennypacker | 1/13/14 8:45 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Megan Kelly | 1/13/14 8:59 am |
a local decision | Doug Stewart | 1/13/14 9:00 am |
SUPPORT AMENDMENT | Attorney | 1/13/14 9:09 am |
I support maximum parental involvement in the public school curriculum | Gary Porter | 1/13/14 9:10 am |
Parental Notification Amendment | Marilyn Rainville | 1/13/14 9:13 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment. | Cara Cook | 1/13/14 9:17 am |
Strongly In Favor of Parental Notification | Linda Atkinson | 1/13/14 9:17 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Hilary Towers | 1/13/14 9:28 am |
Sensitive Materials in the classroom | Carl Bache, Chesterfield County Public Schools | 1/13/14 9:30 am |
: I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Mary Klein | 1/13/14 9:33 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment | Julie Maimone | 1/13/14 9:33 am |
VA taxpayer, 4 children, I support this amendment. | Dave Cook | 1/13/14 9:34 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Katherine Lewis | 1/13/14 9:37 am |
A little common sense please: Support the Amendment! | Dr. Thomas Farr, Director, Religious Freedom Project, Georgetown University | 1/13/14 9:38 am |
support | Heidi Barton | 1/13/14 9:40 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | KristinGomez - mother of 6 | 1/13/14 9:44 am |
I support the amendment | Isabel McKenna, parent | 1/13/14 9:49 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Mary Heisler, parent | 1/13/14 10:15 am |
Parents should be made aware of "sexually explicit" or "controversial" material - Support Amendment | Cathy Marshall | 1/13/14 10:16 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Maria Cunningham | 1/13/14 10:18 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Kelley Witter | 1/13/14 10:19 am |
I support the ammendment | Amy Phillips | 1/13/14 10:24 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Laura Burke | 1/13/14 10:28 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Carol Joannides | 1/13/14 10:30 am |
Support the Amendment on Obscene Materials in Schools | Kathryn Weber | 1/13/14 10:30 am |
board of ed amendment | Susan Nekoba | 1/13/14 10:33 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Cathy Tulloch, Parent | 1/13/14 10:33 am |
Support parental notification | Revell Phillips | 1/13/14 10:35 am |
I support notification | Beth Turner, parent and former Fairfax County High School student | 1/13/14 10:37 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Brian Kosa | 1/13/14 10:42 am |
Please support | Emily Wood | 1/13/14 10:45 am |
Suport of Parental Notification on Questionable Literature | Kristina Picha | 1/13/14 10:45 am |
I Support the Amendment for Parental Notification | Melissa Fowler | 1/13/14 10:46 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Roberto Picha | 1/13/14 10:53 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation to prevent social engineering | Elsa Rose Hoffmann | 1/13/14 10:56 am |
I support the ammendment. | DEborah Hill | 1/13/14 10:59 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Kristen Johnson | 1/13/14 10:59 am |
Notify parents so there can be fruitful discussion at home | Jeanette Ryan Murphy | 1/13/14 10:59 am |
Reject the policy on grounds that it be dealt with locally. | James L. Owens, Current English 12 Teacher | 1/13/14 11:05 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | C Rushing | 1/13/14 11:05 am |
I support parents involvement in their childrens' sexual education. | Van C. Stephenson | 1/13/14 11:05 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Marie Lej | 1/13/14 11:06 am |
I support this amendment! | C. D. Wood | 1/13/14 11:09 am |
Proposed Regulatory Amendment | Carol Wolfe | 1/13/14 11:24 am |
I support the amendment to the regulation. | Jonathan Matzinger Lash | 1/13/14 11:28 am |
Reject the amendment | Kelly McCoig-Smith, Newport News Public Schools | 1/13/14 11:36 am |
I wholehearted support this amendment!!! | Kimberly Tran | 1/13/14 11:41 am |
Board of Education's Amendment | Marianne Homan | 1/13/14 11:42 am |
Geeze! These type of shenanigans make me consider homeschooling! | Angela Kennedy | 1/13/14 11:47 am |
I support the amendment to notify parents. | Jeanne Kuecks, Parent | 1/13/14 11:50 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Helen Dickey | 1/13/14 11:51 am |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Chris Dominick | 1/13/14 11:52 am |
Have some Parental RESPONSIBILITY PEOPLE!!! | A Garnett Parent | 1/13/14 11:52 am |
COMPLETELY Support the Amendment DUHHHHHH | Parent With Common Sense | 1/13/14 12:11 pm |
Support The Board of Education's Amendment | Vitkovitsky Roman | 1/13/14 12:14 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Sara Watson | 1/13/14 12:16 pm |
I suppose the proposed action | G. Andrew Duthie | 1/13/14 12:17 pm |
I support the Board of Education amendment to the regulation. | Marie Buonforte | 1/13/14 12:19 pm |
I support the amendment | Mary Pocock | 1/13/14 12:26 pm |
I support the parental notification amendment. | Langley high school parent | 1/13/14 12:28 pm |
I support the amendment | Harry | 1/13/14 12:33 pm |
Proposed Regulation | Diane Harvey | 1/13/14 12:34 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Wendy Burdette | 1/13/14 12:43 pm |
Parental Notification for Graphic Materials in VA schools | Michael Mondoro | 1/13/14 12:52 pm |
Parents have a right to know | Joseph Lynem | 1/13/14 12:56 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Merry Brooke Butz | 1/13/14 1:13 pm |
Oppose the Amendment | Raymond Williams | 1/13/14 1:17 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation | Michelle Fleury | 1/13/14 1:20 pm |
Parental Notification | Jocelyn Sheedy | 1/13/14 1:22 pm |
I support the Board of Education's amendment to the regulation. | Krista Hart | 1/13/14 1:32 pm |
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