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State Board of Education

Guidance Document Change: The 2020 Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 753 directing the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to develop guidance standards for social emotional learning (SEL) for all public students in grades Kindergarten through 12 in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards were developed in collaboration with an SEL Advisory Committee, composed of educators, community leaders, agency personnel, and parents. The Virginia SEL Standards are aligned with the Profile of a Virginia Graduate and centered in equity. This intentional focus allows the Standards to explicitly teach the skills needed to be “life ready” and to create more equitable learning environments.

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5/2/21 12:08 am

Commenter: Anonymous

School system over reach: Take this out of the curriculum

As a parent of a school aged child in Virginia, I am appalled this being presented as something being taught in our schools. These are not topics that should be covered by a public school system; These are topics for parents and children to have. The "shaping of minds" that this agenda puts forth actually corrupts the minds of our children. Focus on the issues that make our students competitive in the work place, subjects that foster high demand skills/jobs, and allow our country to continue to compete in the global marketplace. Keep this hidden agenda driven stuff out of the school. Or else prepare to see funding drop as more and more parents pull their kids from public schools.

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