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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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5/17/21 9:40 pm

Commenter: Anonymous

teachers are not mental health professionals

Teachers are not trained mental health professionals, so this curriculum has no place in schools. Students that need SEL should be referred to mental health professionals outside the public school system.

Expecting teachers to follow a brief practicum on these matters and then be proficient at responding to students emotional health issues is short sighted. What a shame.

This is a clear indication the public school system is failing. School choice has never been so pertinent.

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