As a student who benefited from the gifted programs in the Henrico County School System, I strongly urge  our elected and appointed officials to accept and implement the NAACP recommended changes and amendments to the gifted education regulations. In Henrico Public Schools:  African American students are 36% of the student enrollment but only 7% of students receiving gifted education services.  Caucasian students are 48% of the student enrollment, yet 80% of students receiving gifted education services.  This is simply unacceptable.  I do not believe that race lowers a child's ability or right to benefit from an accelerated curriculum.  What I do believe is that the opportunities available to students vary, and that all students may not receive the proper support in purusing opportunities such as governor's school.  Consequently, I recommend the gifted education regulations be amended to provide the rules governing the administration of governor’s school programs which are a component of gifted education programs in Virginia.