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A Virginia Beach School Board member was removed from a state working group following her controversial comments about students who speak English as a second language.
Victoria Manning was criticized for a Facebook post she made after a presentation about ESL students at a recent meeting, which outlined a jump in students from 1,768 last school year to 2,084 this year.
"VB schools has 300 additional ESL students in the past year. Most are from South America. Our ESL budget has increased over $1 million in 2 years. Continuing to educate South Americans is not sustainable," Manning wrote.
Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera condemned Manning's comments, saying she will no longer participate in the working group.
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