Va. Code §22.1-253.13:1

Requires the Board of Education to consider incorporating media-literacy and digital-citizenship standards at each grade level during each scheduled revision of the Standards of Learning and related frameworks.

Media literacy

Jurisdiction: Virginia · State / DC
Policy status: Effective
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: Each grade level at standards revision
Audience: State education agency
Learning evidence: Standards development required
Instrument: Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

Current statute requires Board consideration during regular standards/framework revisions. It does not require a separate media-literacy course.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

Title22.1,Standards of Learning/media-literacy paragraph, current code PDF pp.268 and278

Virginia Code §22.1-253.13:1https://law.lis.virginia.gov/library/cov/title22.1.pdf ↗

A recurring standards-consideration duty, not an immediate universal teaching mandate.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Reviewed current Virginia Title22.1 standards paragraph: Board shall consider incorporating media literacy during revisions; this is not a universal student-course mandate.

Record ID: VA-2025-MEDIALIT-001

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