We should teach kids civics, not let them cut class to go protest

In January, Fairfax County Public Schools will become one of the first, and largest, districts in the nation to allow excused absences for “civic engagement activities.”

The Washington Post reports that while the Virginia district’s new policy does not define “civic engagement,” it may include activities such as marches, sit-ins, or trips to Richmond to lobby legislators. Students as young as 7th graders may invoke the policy to miss class without consequence.