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Senate education committee backs substitute requiring safety and dating-violence instruction, allows parental opt-out for younger grades
Summary
The West Virginia Senate Education Committee on March 6 adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 220 that would require annual personal-safety instruction in grades 3–6 (with a parental opt-out) and annual dating-violence instruction in grades 7–12.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate Education Committee on March 6 adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 220 that would require annual, age-appropriate instruction on personal safety and assault prevention for students in grades 3 through 6 and annual instruction on dating violence for students in grades 7 through 12.
The committee heard from counsel that the substitute requires schools to provide instruction and to notify parents at least one week before the…
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