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New LGBTQ club introduced to students at Aldrin Elementary School; more LGBTQ clubs will likely come to elementary schools in Fairfax County
Concerned community members reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding the Fairfax County Council of PTAs (FCCPTA) promoting LGBTQ clubs for elementary students. PDE received an image of a sign…
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Fairfax County Public Schools provides teachers with training on “grading for equity”; explains that parents asking for data is “a lack of willingness to accept the narrative in the numbers”
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with documents from a training course on equitable grading intended for teachers at Fairfax County Public Schools. The course and these documents…
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8th grade English teacher at Kilmer Middle School shows students video about “white privilege,” “white male privilege” and “heterosexual privilege;” administration says it wasn’t approved
A concerned parent reached out to Parents Defending Education after an eighth grade English teacher at Kilmer Middle School in Fairfax County Public Schools showed a video in class…
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Students at Hayfield Secondary School taught during BLM Week to emulate Black Panthers in response to Virginia governor’s education policy
Students at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Virginia honored BLM at School Week by learning about “Community as Resistance”, according to DC Educators for Social Justice. A history teacher,…
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Fairfax County Public Schools has policy to transition students to another gender without the involvement or knowledge of parents
Fairfax County Public Schools has a policy in place titled “Gender-expansive and Transgender Students” that is dated April 21, 2022. The policy explicitly states that students can transition to another…
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Virginia’s Secretary of Education sends letter to superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools requesting information on Thomas Jefferson High School’s connections to Chinese Communist Party
On March 10, 2023, Virginia’s Secretary of Education and Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction Aimee Guidera sent a letter to the superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools regarding a…
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UPDATE: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax, Virginia Will Now Designate “Honors” Courses on Official School Transcripts
UPDATE: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) in Fairfax, VA will soon update official school transcripts to include Honors designations. After several months of discussion, in…
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Fairfax County Public Schools board member labels World War II battle on Iwo Jima as “human evil”
At a school board meeting for Fairfax County Public Schools on February 23, 2023, board member Abrar Omeish appeared to call the battle and bombing of…
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