Ah, the perennial question, at least in 2019: go to class or attend a protest? For some students in Virginia, answering might have just become easier.
Starting on Jan. 27, one of the nation’s largest school districts, Virginia’s Fairfax County Public School District, will grant students in seventh through 12th grades excused time off to engage in “civic engagement activities,” likely making it one of the first school districts in the U.S. to adopt such a policy, according to the Washington Post.
The Northern Virginia district will specifically allow one excused absence per school year for such activities, which could include things like marches or sit-ins, school system spokespeople told the Post. Read more…
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