Major School District in Virginia Eyes ‘Anti-Racism’ Instead of Questioning Assumptions
Virginia | May 11, 2021
Major School District in Virginia Eyes ‘Anti-Racism’ Instead of Questioning Assumptions
Parents in one of the nation’s largest school districts are being asked about how schools should teach their children about systemic racism, “multiple identities,” and ways to “challenge power and privilege.”
Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools sent a survey Thursday to parents and teachers seeking input about the school system’s future “anti-racism” and “anti-bias” policy.
“One key strategy to achieve educational equity is to analyze and address the beliefs and policies that inform teaching practices along with what is taught in schools,” Schools Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand said in an email message introducing the survey to parents and teachers.
“FCPS will begin by revising the existing Controversial Issues Policy and developing a new Anti-Racism, Anti-Bias Education Curriculum Policy,” Brabrand said.
The Fairfax County school system’s current Controversial Issues Policy requires teaching both sides of an issue deemed controversial….
(Excerpts from the Virginia Star)