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Virginia School District To Give Students One Day Off Per Year For 'Civic Engagement'

The policy, which educators say is a first in the nation, is meant to give students an outlet for political activism.

One of the largest school districts in the country is trying something new: Starting next month, students in Fairfax County, Va., can take one day off per school year to engage in political activism.

The plan has its roots in the 2018 shooting at a

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