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  12:43 pm
Commenter: Grayson Trower

Cultural competency is crucial for everyone
 

As a POC learning about different cultures helps people feel more welcomed and included. As a child especially you want to feel like you are part of the status quo and normal. Having instructors learn to be more inclusive of cultures is good for everyone it teaches the students that different isn’t bad. It also helps people not be offensive either on purpose or by accident. Honesty at the end of the day it is simple human decency. I support this 100%. 

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