Fairfax County Public Schools announces new anti-racism curriculum

This is the outcome of a meeting of the minds with teachers from at least five other school districts across Virginia.

The conversation has been happening for the last couple of years since the violence in Charlottesville.

The district says it will focus on diverse perspectives, invite students to use their voice, and activate their viewpoint, and also empower students to examine bias.

FCPS says students will be empowered to pursue their lines of inquiry and take meaningful action to impact their communities and world.

The timing is coincidental, given the climate across the country. FCPS says they have been working on this for years by most accounts; the ultimate goal is historical integrity.

The district was very ambiguous, only saying that African American history deserves a more accurate and fuller account but no specifics on implementation.