Controversial Issues Policy

Introduction This post is a continuation of the analysis begun in “Saga of the ‘Controversial Issues Policy’” — Part 1,” March 23, 2022. This post demonstrates that in 2020-21, when the School Board was considering its new race-centric curricula, it was aware that its plans would violate the school system’s long-standing Controversial Issues Policy, and,…

The Fairfax County School Board has had a Controversial Issues Policy for many years.  It requires teachers to be objective and nonpartisan if controversial issues arise in their classrooms.  The text of the Policy is HERE.   It seems sensible to have such a policy; right?  Otherwise, our schools could be a means by which those…