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Department of Education

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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5/22/21 9:47 am

Commenter: Anonymous

Teachers do not need more on their plates.

Relationship building is important in the classroom for the teacher to develop rapport with their students however, teachers already have enough on their plates. They are NOT mental health professionals. Teachers should be focusing on academics not trying to teach kids how to feel. Teachers should NOT have this forced into their classrooms as additional content that they must cover. This is an unreasonable task for them. STOP ALREADY!! Let parents take some of the responsibility in raising their children to be good productive individuals using their own backgrounds, religion (if it applies), and beliefs. Vote this down!

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