I would ask that you would stop passing bills without considering the time it will take away from school personnel by adding another task to their already full plate. It is also not helpful to burden taxpayers in local communities with all the unfunded mandates. Also, why would we allow any Virginia students replace Virginia history and civic requirements with International Baccalaureate coursework? If they are students in Virginia, they should know the history of their state and their civic duties as a citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thank you for your consideration. Karen M Wirsing

On the fireman and prescription drug storage notices, we are an educational entity. Please remember that. This is something else added to our plate. That is a burden. Leave this to our School Board and SROs that work with us.

Opposition to SB109 While information about safe firearm and prescription drug storage is important, SB109 places an unfunded mandate on school divisions to deliver public safety messaging that falls outside their core educational mission. The bill requires annual notifications, legal summaries, translations, and multi-platform distribution which creates new administrative burdens, costs, and potential liability risks without providing funding or resources. Schools are already stretched thin and should not be tasked with responsibilities better handled by public health and law enforcement agencies. Student safety matters, but shifting unfunded public safety duties onto schools diverts time and resources away from education.

Please pass this important bill