Two key bills are up tomorrow in the Senate Public Education Subcommittee tomorrow afternoon: SB 685 (codifies existing federal civil rights obligations regarding language access in public schools) and SB 491(privacy and other protections for immigrant youth in schools).  Unfortunately remote testimony is unlikely based on the subcommittee meetings held so far, but please let us know if you can join us in Richmond tomorrow.  

Here are the bills:  SB 685 https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB685

                                  SB 491https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB491

We would love stories/anecdotes (the blog post did not result in any) if folks have time to share them here. These can be anonymous but help us with our testimony and with talking to legislators. 

Amy Walters

Associate Director of Clinics

Legal Aid Justice Center

302-593-7653 (cell)