One of the largest school districts in the US announces it will allow students one excused absence per school year to participate in civic activities such as protests.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — One of the largest school districts in the United States has announced that it will allow students one excused absence per school year to participate in civic activities such as protests.
The new policy was introduced by Fairfax School Board member Ryan McElveen, according to The Washington Post. He says the rule may be the first of its kind in the U.S. “Kids on the right who are active, they tend to be doing it by preparing to run for school board, or being aides in legislature,” said Meira Levinson, a Harvard University professor who studies education.
To address worries about accreditation, the student must stop by their school campus at least once on the day of their excused absence, McElveen said.
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