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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 11:55 am

Commenter: Anonymous

Sad for the schools and our children

If you read through the SEL document, you will see it contains ideas that fit a current narrative and not the reality of how kids function, or their needs in the public school setting. The SEL is just more of the wave working to undermine groups and further social divide and unrest. The only reason some of the language and approach in SEL has moved forward is because no one participating in its development is able to have a differing opinion or thought. If anyone goes against the narrative that SEL is promoting they will be canceled. This is not a good thing for schools and is promoting politics and social unrest.

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