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Virginia School District Considers New Speech Code Banning Teachers From Criticizing Racial Equity Plan That Calls For ‘Dismantling White Supremacy’

Ashe Schow
Virginia School District Considers New Speech Code Banning Teachers From Criticizing Racial Equity Plan That Calls For ‘Dismantling White Supremacy’
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The most progressive school district in Virginia is at it again, this time considering a speech code that would limit teachers’ First Amendment right to criticize school policy. Even the teacher’s union is upset over the proposed policy.

The board for Loudoun County Public Schools will decide October 12 whether to adopt a new speech code that would prohibit teachers from criticizing the school district’s racial-equity plan, described by the district as a “commitment to action-oriented equity practices,” the Washington Free Beacon reported.

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