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Committee on Education and Workforce Development
The Committee on Education and Workforce Development will receive testimony on the following bill.
BLOCK I: 3:00 PM -4:30 PM
Bill 34-0147 An Act amending the Virgin Islands Code title 10, chapter 1, sections 2 and 3 relating to discrimination on account of race to include discrimination on the basis of hair texture and title 17, chapter 3 relating to education to enact “The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act” or “The Virgin Islands Crown Act of 2021”
Invited Testifiers:
Denise Benjamin, Owner, Miss Naturalista
Adjoa B. AsaMoah, Founder & CEO ABA Consulting Leader of the CROWN Coalition
Mrs. Aminah Saleem
Mr. Shomari Moorehead
Mrs. Kimberley Moorehead
BLOCK II: 5:30 PM
The committee will receive testimony from the Virgin Islands Department of Education and the Virgin Islands Board of Education on the plans for the 2022 school reopening.
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Racquel Berry Benjamin, Commissioner Virgin Islands Department of Education
Mr. Kyza Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education
