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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5/4/21  8:48 pm
Commenter: Theresa Morehouse

Absolutely NOT!!
 

This is complete over-reach and very marxist.  Stick with reading, writing, and math.  Let parents handle the rest.  Teachers are not qualified to teach other people's children on these topics and are clearly biased and quite likely racist. Implement a simple no bullying policy, expect kindness and respect from all students, teachers, parents and board members alike and leave the rest alone.  Again, focus one the basics as our children are all falling behind because of the school's venture into communism!

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