Article 22.1-201. Study of Documents of Virginia History and United States Constitution -- To increase knowledge of citizen's rights and responsibilities thereunder & to enhance the understanding of Virginia's unique role in the history of the United States, the Declaration of Amer- ican Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, the Virginia Stat- ute of Religious Freedom, the charters of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, & March 12, 1612, of the Virginia Company, & the Virginia Declaration of Rights shall be thoroughly explained & taught by teachers to pupils in public elementary, middle, & high schools. Emphasis shall be given to the relationship between these documents & Virginia history, & to citizenship responsibil- ities inherent in the rights included in these documents. Written examinations as to each of such documents shall be given. 1982, c. 354; 1991, c.178; 1994, c. 693; 1999, c.559; 2000, c. 504) Note by Editor of the Code: -- Acts 1994, c. 693, cl.2, which provided for the expiration of the 1994 amendment by c. 693 to this section on July 1, 1995, was repealed by Acts 1995, c.425, cl.1. |