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Virginia Governor Signs Bill Giving Students Day Off to Attend Protests

Virginia Governor Signs Bill Giving Students Day Off to Attend Protests
Students participate in a global walkout for climate change in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on March 15, 2019. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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3/15/2021|Updated: 3/15/2021

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill into law that gives students across the state an excused absence when they use it to “engage in a civic or political event,” such as a protest.

Fairfax County Public Schools, the largest public school system in Virginia, began giving students from 7th-12th grade a day off to protest in January 2020.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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