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Upcoming Virginia Beach School Board Meeting
May 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
School Administration Building #6
2512 George Mason Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
The Issue: Due to a tie on May 6, 2025, the School Board must re-vote to halt the suspension of DEI programs. It will also review Policy 5-4 Educational Equity which provides the guidelines for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.
We need your voice!
Who will be impacted?
Background Information
On May 6, 2025, the Virginia Beach School Board voted on the following agenda item:
That the School Board vote on Motion to amend the previous vote, namely, to amend the April 8, 2025 School Board Resolution to comply with legal obligations in exchange for receiving federal financial assistance to pause the below listed portions of the April 8th Resolution until the federal courts have ruled whether Executive Order #14190 can be enforced:
a. Resolution Sections 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
b. Resolution Section 2 the second sentence regarding suspension of all educational programs offerings that do not comply with the above federal guidance, including but not limited to: the Equity Plan, the Equity Dashboard, and any educational program offerings that would not comply
To summarize, per Executive Order #14190, the School District must remove any verbiage referencing diversity, equity, and inclusion from policies, programs, and media or else risk losing approximately $75 million in federal funding that has already been appropriated by Congress. The district has already removed media and art from buildings despite the fact that the courts have not yet ruled the executive order can be enforced.
However, because David Culpepper, (District 8) the School Board member who proposed the initial resolution to proceed with the elimination of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, was absent, the voted was tied, so a re-vote will take place on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Click here for more information of the tie vote procedure pursuant to Code of Virginia § 22.1-75
Important documents that pertain to the vote on May 13th:
Executive Order #14190 Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
Resolutions 1,2, 3,4, 5, and 6 Resolution to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Policy 5-4 Education Equity
Tie vote procedure pursuant to Code of Virginia § 22.1-75
Act Now
- Post on social media that you support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Virginia Beach Public Schools and why. Use hash tag #VBSchoolBoard as well as your school board member (see below) and @vbschools
- SIGN UP TO SPEAK at the School Board by noon on May 13th: The first 10 students are given priority then thereafter if there are more than 10, students will be alternated with non-student speakers. Ask the school board to pause the suspension of DEI programs until the courts rule Executive Order #14190 must be enforced and leave Policy 5-4 in place.
- If you prefer not to speak, come to the May 13th meeting to support those who are speaking.
- Write or email your school board member with the ask to pause the suspension of DEI programs until the courts rule Executive Order #14190 must be enforced and leave Policy 5-4 in place.
- Stay informed and watch the May 13th meeting online at https://schoolboard.vbschools.com/meetings/live
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