Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Education
 
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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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5/21/21  12:20 pm
Commenter: A concerned school psychologist

SEL is NOT CRT... comments illustrate the need to teach our kids to be kind and accepting of others.
 

People need to get it together. Social, emotional learning is a way to teach kids to be confident, empathic, problem-solvers with high emotional intelligence. Reading the comments on this page solidifies the fact that it is important to empower kids to THINK FOR THEMSELVES. And not just regurgitate pitch-fork talking points that are being pushed from one side or the other. There is nothing "leftist" about teaching kids to be good people. Equity does not just apply to race... it applies to anyone who is different. And it is not "giving people more based on oppression" it is giving people what they need to be successful. PLEASE stop with the political rhetoric and actually take a moment to do some research. 

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