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Prince William County School Board Chairman Stands Against Federal Push to End DEI Practices

Published February 28, 2025 at 2:52PM | Updated February 28, 2025 at 3:14PM

Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef is speaking out against efforts to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS).

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DEI Debate: Prince William Commission Defends Local Protections After Trump Executive Order

By Alan Gloss

Published February 15, 2025 at 9:41AM

Members of the Prince William Human Rights Commission deliberate on February 13, 2025 [Photo by Alan Gloss]

The Prince William County Human Rights Commission issued a statement on Thursday reaffirming its commitment to enforcing local civil rights protections amid changes to federal policies regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

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Vega gives voice to employees pushing back on county’s ‘offensive, outrageous’ DEI survey

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 16, 2023 at 3:30PM | Updated March 19, 2023 at 12:12PM

Vega greets a campaign supporter

Supervisor Yesli Vega continued to push back on what she calls an “insidious and divisive agenda” within the halls of Prince William County Government’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts (DEI), and a survey demanding to know the sexual orientation of employees.

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DEI survey asking for sexual orientation was reopened to employees

By Potomac Local News

Published March 9, 2023 at 4:05PM | Updated March 16, 2023 at 3:18PM

The Prince William County Government took down an online survey asking employees about their gender identity, sexual orientation, and whether or not they feel valued at work after Supervisor Yesli Vega shared the survey with her constituents.

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$78K DEI survey asking for employees’ sexual orientation paused after supervisor shares with constituents

By Potomac Local News

Published February 28, 2023 at 9:00AM | Updated March 16, 2023 at 3:18PM

The Prince William County Government took down an online survey asking employees about their gender identity, sexual orientation, and whether or not they feel valued at work after Supervisor Yesli Vega shared the survey with her constituents.

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County drops Christopher Columbus for Indigenous People’s Day

By Potomac Local News

Published October 13, 2022 at 1:00PM | Updated March 16, 2023 at 3:20PM

Columbus Day is no more in Prince William County.

A federal holiday since 1937, the Board of County Supervisors nixed the holiday during its October 10, 2022 meeting, which celebrates the Italian explorer, the first European to land in North America.

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Opinion: Prince William schools should stop shielding its new chief equity officer

By Potomac Local News

Published April 12, 2022 at 2:00PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:29PM

Brown [Photo: Prince William County Public Schools]

It’s been five months since Prince William County Public Schools hired its chief equity officer.

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Racial and social justice commission’s work extended; 3 members call to abolish panel

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 9, 2022 at 2:00PM | Updated March 16, 2023 at 3:20PM

Prince William County Racial and Social Justice Commission Chair Shantell Rock

On Tuesday, February 8, county leaders criticized a final report from the Prince William County Racial and Social Justice Commission, calling it incomplete.

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CRT questions dismissed during town hall at Prince William County schools headquarters

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 16, 2021 at 3:41PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:29PM

Multiple attendees of a town hall meeting at the Prince William County Public Schools headquarters with questions about Critical Race Theory were turned away on Monday, November 15, 2021. [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

Residents hoping to ask questions about Critical Race Theory and its possible application in the classroom left disappointed Monday night.

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Opinion: Prince William commission slaps gag order on Critical Race Theory discussion

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Published November 10, 2021 at 1:19PM | Updated March 16, 2023 at 3:20PM

School Board Chairman Babur Lateef publicly says Prince William County Schools are not teaching Critical Race Theory.

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