LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.— A new policy (pdf) on parental notice of sexually explicit content in instructional materials was discussed at a Loudoun County School Board committee meeting on Thursday.
The policy—Policy 5055—is required by a new law enacted in Virginia in April. The law stipulates that parents should be notified of sexually explicit content and have the right to request the use of alternative instructional materials for their children.
According to the law, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) shall issue model policies, and school boards shall adopt them or a more comprehensive version by Jan. 1, 2023. The tentative timeline discussed at the curriculum and instruction committee meeting was to refer the draft policy to the entire school board on Nov. 7 for discussions at the end of November and a vote by mid-December….