Controversial Issues Policy

I had intended this post to be an analysis and critique of the Fairfax County School Board’s proposed revision of its Controversial Issues Policy and Regulation (“Policy”).  That’s not possible, however, because a committee of the Board is still tinkering with the language.  Therefore, this post will only provide a brief summary of the process…

Introduction As explained in the previous two posts, the Fairfax County School Board decided eighteen months ago, in September 2020, to revise its long-standing Controversial Issues Policy.  This was deemed necessary so that teachers could indoctrinate their students with  “anti-racist” ideas about “power,” “privilege,” “systemic racism,” “identity,” and “equity.” This post discusses the development of…

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…