Virginia's board of education rejects youngkins' plans to rewrite history

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a lot of angry people spoke up at the meeting, and the board agrees there are corrections to be made after the proposed 'standards' in history and social sciences label Native Americans as 'immigrants', seeks to erase certain historical facts, plus not teach kids about critical thinking or expose them to the workings of other religions present in their communities.

“And now I’m an immigrant in my own land? I’m not an immigrant. Not yet. I’m still here. I’m still here. How are you going to get off calling me an immigrant,” said Aaron Winston, who is against updated revisions.
The state superintendent apologized for the error.

“The Indigenous peoples of Virginia were here long before any other settlers or any other immigrants were here and it was wrong to label them as immigrants in the standards document and we will make sure that that is corrected,” said Jillian Balow, Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction.

https://www.nbc12.com/2022/11/17/pr...a-history-standards-receive-backlash-hearing/