On August 4, 2022, the Virginia Department of Education published Model Policies Concerning Instructional Materials with Sexually Explicit Content pursuant to Va. Code § 22.1-16.8. These model policies include information guidance, procedures, and standards relating to:
- ensuring parental notification;
- directly identifying the specific instructional material and sexually explicit subjects; and
- permitting the parent of any student to review instructional material that includes sexually explicit content and provide, as an alternative, non-explicit instructional material and related academic activities to any students whose parent so requests.
Linked below is the CCPS list of instructional materials that could be considered sexually explicit and Policy IIA which provides additional information:
