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politics10h ago
Proposed Virginia law addresses any school instruction on January 6 riot
- A Virginia bill would ban describing January 6 as a peaceful protest in school instruction.
- The bill would block statements that there was extensive election fraud capable of changing the 2020 outcome.
- The bill requires instruction to describe January 6 as an unprecedented, violent attack on U.S. democratic institutions.
- Delegate Dan Helmer introduced the bill in the Virginia General Assembly.
- The measure allows a school board to offer related instruction only under strict requirements.
- The bill is part of ongoing debates over how January 6 is taught in Virginia schools.
- The legislation outlines what cannot be included in classroom materials.
- Governor Spanberger’s desk could see the bill as it moves through the General Assembly.
- The measure reflects broader concerns about presenting January 6 in schools.
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