Presumably, she says cautiously, this is just the first of many Virginia school districts to do so.
Evidently the embarrassment of national front page and cable talk shows was too much even for those true born sons of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
However, as the story points out, many districts say they are unaware there's been 'controversy.' This is also stated:
A state official said yesterday that the book was approved by the Department of Education without the input of a single historian or content specialist.
2 comments:
Don't read too much into it. Loudon County (my brother lives there) is the northernmost county in Virginia. It teemed with Union sympathizers during the Civil War and nearly stayed in the Union with West Virginia.
In other words, a long-time outlier. It's still possible -- even likely -- that the other Northern Virginia counties will join them, but don't hold your breath about Chesterfield (Richmond) and other points further south.
K -- thanks so much for that information, though it also is kind of depressing, as you know.
Love, C.
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