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Each teacher shall ensure that all supplementary written materials that he uses to teach these documents contain accurate restatements of the principles contained in such documents. Written examinations as to each of such documents shall be given.\n\t\tThe Department of Education shall develop guidelines for supplementary written materials that teachers use to teach the Declaration of American Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, the charters of the Virginia Company of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the Virginia Declaration of Rights.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":298732,"text":"To increase knowledge of citizens’ rights and responsibilities thereunder and to enhance the understanding of Virginia’s unique role in the history of the United States, the Declaration of American Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, the charters of the Virginia Company of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the Virginia Declaration of Rights shall be thoroughly explained and taught by teachers to pupils in public elementary, middle, and high schools. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 559; in 1982, chapter 354; in 1991, chapter 178; in 1994, chapter 693<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 559<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 504<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 647<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":181433,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83383,"identifier":"22.1-201","token":"22.1\/13\/1\/22.1-201","url":"\/22.1-201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-201\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1\/22.1-201","dublin_core":{"Title":"Study of documents of Virginia history and United States Constitution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

To increase knowledge of citizens’ rights and responsibilities thereunder and to enhance the understanding of Virginia’s unique role in the history of the United States, the Declaration of American Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, the Virginia Statute<\/span> of Religious Freedom, the charters of the Virginia Company of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the Virginia Declaration of Rights shall be thoroughly explained and taught by teachers to pupils in public elementary<\/span>, middle, and high schools. Emphasis shall be given to the relationship between these documents and Virginia history and to citizenship responsibilities inherent in the rights included in these documents. Each teacher shall ensure that all supplementary written materials<\/span> that he uses to teach these documents contain accurate restatements of the principles contained in such documents. Written examinations as to each of such documents shall be given.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> of Education shall develop guidelines for supplementary written materials<\/span> that teachers use to teach the Declaration of American Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights, the Virginia Statute<\/span> of Religious Freedom, the charters of the Virginia Company of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the Virginia Declaration of Rights.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTUDY OF DOCUMENTS OF VIRGINIA HISTORY AND UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION (\u00a7\n22.1-201)\n\nTo increase knowledge of citizens’ rights and responsibilities thereunder\nand to enhance the understanding of Virginia’s unique role in the history\nof the United States, the Declaration of American Independence, the general\nprinciples of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of\nRights, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, the charters of the Virginia\nCompany of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the Virginia\nDeclaration of Rights shall be thoroughly explained and taught by teachers to\npupils in public elementary, middle, and high schools. Emphasis shall be given\nto the relationship between these documents and Virginia history and to\ncitizenship responsibilities inherent in the rights included in these documents.\nEach teacher shall ensure that all supplementary written materials that he uses\nto teach these documents contain accurate restatements of the principles\ncontained in such documents. Written examinations as to each of such documents\nshall be given.\n\t\tThe Department of Education shall develop guidelines for supplementary written\nmaterials that teachers use to teach the Declaration of American Independence,\nthe general principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the\nBill of Rights, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, the charters of the\nVirginia Company of April 10, 1606, May 23, 1609, and March 12, 1612, and the\nVirginia Declaration of Rights.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-234; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 69; 1980, c. 559; 1982, c.\n354; 1991, c. 178; 1994, c. 693; 1999, c. 559; 2000, c. 504; 2014, c. 647.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}