Va. House Committee to Hold Hearing Regarding Transitioning Military Youth
Jan 31 2008
Military parents and proponents of equal opportunity for military children in Virginia will have a chance today, Thursday, Jan. 31, to make their case to remove barriers to the educational success of military children. The Virginia General Assembly’s House Committee on Education Subcommittee Teachers and Administrative Action will conduct a hearing at 5:30 p.m. in Richmond to consider supporting Virginia joining an interstate compact that will strive to establish a uniform policy platform to resolve issues of transitioning military youth.
Military children already face numerous challenges to their academic progress given the stresses related to relocations and parental deployments. Differences in state requirements frequently present obstacles that impact students’ grade point averages, course placement, records transfer, and, in some cases, even graduation.
The hearing on Virginia H.B. 395 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the General Assembly Building, 901 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va.
The compact will become effective when 10 states enact the compact into law. Efforts are underway to get states to join the compact to help military children.
To find out more about the Interstate Compact for Military Children, go to http://www.usa4militaryfamilies.dod.mil/, click on Key Issues, then Military Children during School Transitions and Deployments.
