Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
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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5/24/21  2:28 pm
Commenter: SEL is not role of the public school

SEL standards is a system for the school to tell your children what is fair, equitable, and just
 

Many of the concepts for true social and emotional learning are present in this SEL document. However the Social Awareness section does not fit into the social emotional learning. Please take out the social awareness section, for every grade band, as this strays from true social and emotional learning. This is clearly part of the push for division of groups, teaching students not to take responsibility, and to blame others. The school should not be teaching students what is fair, equitable, and just, based on a curriculum decided upon and handed down for a political agenda. This is not appropriate for the school to dictate for families. Empower the families to take responsibility, raise their children with their values, and to be successful instead of enabling helplessness and division in society.     

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