A new round of policy updates is expected at Tuesday's Manassas School Board meeting.
Among them is the addition of a new political protest day, where which students may have one excused absence a year if they attend a "civic event." A school principal must determine what types of activities or civic events qualify for an excused absence, states school division spokeswoman Almeta Radford.
The policy comes as a new state law that took effect July 1, allowing students one excused absence to attend a protest. The practice began in Fairfax County Public Schools, and bills championed by Senator Jennifer McLellan (D-Richmond) and Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) led to Virginia becoming the first state in the union to pass such a law.
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