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Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia [8 VAC 20 ‑ 131]
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Periodic Review of the Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
 
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Thank you for your comments on the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action for the Periodic Review of the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (SOA). Through this periodic review process, the Board intends to propose several technical amendments to the regulations; and is currently in discussions about potential substantive changes through the Special Committee to Review the Standards of Accreditation.


Many of the comments provided on the forum were specific to Virginia’s Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards, which is a guidance document. While we appreciate you sharing your concerns about the SEL Standards, this guidance document is not part of the SOA regulations or within the scope of work proposed in this NOIRA. All comments related to the SEL Standards posted on the SOA NOIRA comment forum will be moved to the appropriate public comment forum for review and consideration. More details on this forum are provided below. Please note that Virginia SEL Standards are ava ...... expand note

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Comment Title Commenter
SEL Standards are profoundly partisan JAMES C. SHERLOCK  4/30/21  3:31 pm
SEL Standards are profoundly partisan James C. Sherlock  4/30/21  4:00 pm
These standards are fatally biased E. O'Brien  4/30/21  5:01 pm
These standards are filled with leftist radical ideology Joseph Hager  4/30/21  5:24 pm
Not at all acceptable! Beth, Concerned Citzen  4/30/21  8:35 pm
Not your role or decision Maria Paluzsay  4/30/21  9:06 pm
SEL Standards Equals Soft Marxism James Whitehead  4/30/21  10:18 pm
Very worrisome Laurel Garrelts  4/30/21  10:24 pm
Totally Inappropriate Anonymous (97777)  5/1/21  1:03 pm
Not appropriate Suzy Cook  5/2/21  6:24 am
Stop with the SJW programming Anonymous (97786)  5/2/21  12:19 pm
Inappropriate Requirements for Graduation Anonymous (97787)  5/2/21  12:54 pm
Stop the Abuse of Children Anonymous (97788)  5/2/21  12:57 pm
Emotional and Social Learning Anonymous (97789)  5/2/21  1:11 pm
Disgusted with the Education System Anonymous (97790)  5/2/21  1:15 pm
SEL is a disgrace to our society Anonymous (97791)  5/2/21  2:20 pm
Opt Out Anonymous (97793)  5/2/21  5:17 pm
SEL is (big) money-making for venture capitalists and "philanthropic foundations" Anonymous (97794)  5/2/21  6:06 pm
Group and tribalism based pernicious ideology. So you all want to destroy civil society? Anonymous (97795)  5/2/21  7:21 pm
I object this course in any American schools. Olga Myr  5/2/21  7:29 pm
Fight for our national treasure Anonymous (97797)  5/2/21  8:41 pm
Stop trying to further divide our population Anonymous (97798)  5/2/21  9:12 pm
Stop with the neo marxism Anonymous (97800)  5/2/21  9:57 pm
You've turned a leftist Republican Brandi Shaeffer  5/2/21  10:16 pm
It is as bad as it sounds Anonymous (97802)  5/2/21  10:23 pm
Now I understand why you buried this where it could not easily be found Brian Brown  5/2/21  10:57 pm
This is Un Constitutional and face criminal charges for all those who try to implement Gloria Geo  5/3/21  9:44 am
Shame - shame on the Democratic left_ Parents WILL Not allow this Propaganda George  5/3/21  9:55 am
Please no!!!! Anonymous (97809)  5/3/21  10:53 am
Unbelievable that this would even be considered. Joyce Martin  5/3/21  12:26 pm
in loco parentis run amok Howard Turner  5/3/21  2:45 pm
Take Morgan Freeman's advice! "STOP TALKING ABOUT IT!" Sue Sherrilll  5/3/21  3:20 pm
indoctrination John E Martin  5/3/21  3:24 pm
CRT Anonymous (97822)  5/3/21  4:36 pm
Why my kids have been in private school for 16 years Michael  5/3/21  4:58 pm
Not academic content and should not be required Anonymous (97825)  5/3/21  5:15 pm
No CRT for VA. This is a mind virus. Teach REALITY not CRT Anonymous (97827)  5/3/21  5:29 pm
SEL Anonymous (97830)  5/3/21  5:45 pm
Enough is enough JMF  5/3/21  6:02 pm
Strongly Object Anonymous (97832)  5/3/21  6:08 pm
Orwellian Anonymous (97833)  5/3/21  6:09 pm
Will not help students be successful Tim Roche  5/3/21  6:11 pm
You aren’t getting the point Anon  5/3/21  6:16 pm
Racism in a new package Proud American  5/3/21  6:20 pm
Not your job. Anonymous (97837)  5/3/21  6:29 pm
Solid Reason to Push for School Choice Anonymous (97838)  5/3/21  6:43 pm
Virginia Can and Should do Better Anonymous (97840)  5/3/21  7:05 pm
Stay in your lane. These kids aren’t yours. Not your job Anonymous (97841)  5/3/21  7:09 pm
Inappropriate intrusion into the family. Anonymous (97842)  5/3/21  7:26 pm
Go back to teaching and stop indoctrinating Anonymous (97843)  5/3/21  7:32 pm
Nazi Propaganda Anonymous (97844)  5/3/21  7:38 pm
Stay in your lane Anonymous (97846)  5/3/21  8:21 pm
This is religious ethics being taught in schools Ryan Holloway  5/3/21  8:35 pm
Bad idea! Anonymous (97848)  5/3/21  8:47 pm
Keep your religion out of my kids school. Anonymous (97849)  5/3/21  9:39 pm
Keep state sanctioned racism out of our schools Anonymous (97851)  5/3/21  9:47 pm
6th grade SEL - At your school, how often are you encouraged to think more deeply about race? Anonymous (97852)  5/3/21  9:48 pm
Opposed Virginia Mom  5/3/21  10:08 pm
SEL aids not something teachers shod be teaching Katie  5/3/21  11:04 pm
Virginia public education curriculum L Bangert  5/4/21  1:17 am
Social Emotional Learning Standards - VDOE Lynda Gruen  5/4/21  2:11 am
Please Remove or Significantly Revise Select Proposed Social Emotional Learning Standards Thomas A.  5/4/21  5:43 am
Homeschool it is! Steph Lo  5/4/21  6:56 am
Shifting away from academics and headed into parenting territory Anonymous (97861)  5/4/21  7:05 am
The problem with equity (and standard SeA1) Lynda Gruen  5/4/21  8:51 am
One world government agenda Karen  5/4/21  9:03 am
Keep political ideology and pseudo-science out of our schools Anonymous (97866)  5/4/21  9:10 am
Pure racism in Public Education Takumi  5/4/21  9:20 am
Provide a link to the official proposed document and then restart public comment Anonymous (97868)  5/4/21  9:31 am
Bad agenda, new package Time to move  5/4/21  10:05 am
Incorrect Public Comment Forum here for proposed SEL standards? Clarification needed from Town Hall Anonymous (97871)  5/4/21  11:12 am
Keep CRT out of our schools Chad H  5/4/21  11:13 am
CRT Standards update Anonymous (97875)  5/4/21  11:33 am
“social-emotional learning” Shane Shaw  5/4/21  11:34 am
SEL curriculum is unacceptable Emily Burke  5/4/21  11:37 am
Valuable Classroom TIme Wasted: Virginia Does not Own the Children but They Want To Anonymous (97878)  5/4/21  12:02 pm
NO to SEL! Kelly Barncord  5/4/21  12:39 pm
Not my tax dollars Sajni  5/4/21  1:44 pm
Martin Luther King would be ashamed Alex  5/4/21  1:46 pm
ABSOLUTELY NOT Elicia Brand  5/4/21  2:25 pm
Also Enter Comments in this Forum!!!!! Anonymous (97887)  5/4/21  2:36 pm
Keep this nonsense out of our schools Virginia Dad  5/4/21  3:16 pm
No! Va Educator and Mom  5/4/21  3:20 pm
Stop indoctrinating our kids Ashburn mom  5/4/21  4:24 pm
Not in my children's school! Anonymous (97896)  5/4/21  4:24 pm
https://townhall.virginia.gov/L/Comments.cfm?GDocForumID=545 Anonymous (97897)  5/4/21  4:27 pm
Stop the lunacy! Very concerned parent  5/4/21  5:24 pm
Stick to teaching academics Va Mom  5/4/21  5:59 pm
Focus on education Anonymous (97905)  5/4/21  6:48 pm
Stop usurping parental and family rights and values! VA Mom  5/4/21  7:43 pm
Social Emotional Learning Standards Virginia Parent  5/4/21  8:01 pm
Teach school Lisa Kelly  5/4/21  8:13 pm
First Amendment Concerns Mike Horning  5/4/21  8:15 pm
Keep this Marxist agenda out of our schools! Focus on teaching skills, not radical ideologies. J. Economy  5/4/21  8:23 pm
No M Gibson  5/4/21  8:40 pm
Stop paying taxes to support this crap Nyam  5/4/21  8:54 pm
SEL Anonymous (97914)  5/4/21  9:21 pm
Focusing on Race is a Disgrace! Anonymous (97915)  5/4/21  9:33 pm
Keep the politics out!!!! Ngoc  5/4/21  10:02 pm
Racism disguised as social justice is wrong. Virginia Dad  5/4/21  10:35 pm
Pushing Democrat racial agendas on K-12 students is immoral if not illegal Brian Davison  5/5/21  12:26 am
No means no Jeremy Wright  5/5/21  12:44 am
Do not pass this on to our school. Larry Scott  5/5/21  6:06 am
You are not PARENTS Bunny  5/5/21  6:45 am
Do not allow "social emotional learning" in Virginia schools!!!! Jesse Horak  5/5/21  7:22 am
No social justice in schools Steven Sawyer  5/5/21  7:41 am
Don’t Allow this to happen!! Adam Kozlak  5/5/21  12:30 pm
NO value Simon  5/5/21  1:19 pm
Say No Proposed SEL Katy Damico  5/5/21  1:53 pm
REJECTED: Too much of the liberal 'issue du jour'....conscious bias and unconscious (implicit) bias Bls  5/5/21  2:42 pm
You ruined math John Smilth  5/5/21  6:25 pm
CRT Debbie D  5/5/21  7:10 pm
No CRT for thee LOCO Board of Eds Red Headed Stepchild  5/5/21  7:49 pm
A child's social emotional health is the responsibility of parents. Anonymous (97948)  5/5/21  7:58 pm
NO CRT or SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN SCHOOLS. NO MASKS Anonymous (97949)  5/5/21  8:08 pm
Say no to CRT Carol Nylander  5/5/21  9:42 pm
You are causing the downfall of public education Lauren B  5/5/21  9:49 pm
Content of character not race--focus on academics and give students service projects Virginia Mom  5/5/21  10:48 pm
Social emotional learning Monica Sadeghi  5/5/21  11:33 pm
say No to CRT, say yes to content of character message of MLK Susan Cox  5/6/21  12:00 am
Oppose CRT Dianna L Howard  5/6/21  6:08 am
CRT does not belong in schools Anonymous (97963)  5/6/21  11:07 am
Values should be taught at home Anonymous (97964)  5/6/21  11:10 am
1st grader was taught about sexual identity in school! Anonymous (97965)  5/6/21  11:21 am
Stop Public Schools Indoctrination Concerned Father  5/6/21  11:33 am
You Will Lose Your Teachers Anonymous (97969)  5/6/21  4:47 pm
CRT...long overdue Jimmy  5/6/21  11:19 pm
Vague and subjective Nona Faber  5/6/21  11:40 pm
Social emotional learning Concernd Parent  5/7/21  8:43 am
Vague and confusing Anonymous (97978)  5/7/21  8:59 am
Please just stop N Ward  5/7/21  9:42 am
Not in favor Anonymous (97981)  5/7/21  10:45 am
Excited Merry Joy DeCarmo  5/7/21  10:45 am
NO CRT...NO SEL...MAKE EDUCATION GREAT AGAIN!!!! Anonymous (97986)  5/7/21  12:39 pm
Subjective Racism Xavier Dilemut  5/7/21  12:40 pm
No more masks Concerned Auntie  5/7/21  12:48 pm
Yes for Social Emotional Learning Sarah Crosby  5/7/21  1:33 pm
NO to social emotional learning, NO CRT and NO masks! Anonymous (97992)  5/7/21  1:39 pm
Stop indoctrinating children with Marxism Anonymous (97994)  5/7/21  2:12 pm
In SUPPORT OF April Watson  5/7/21  2:18 pm
In FULL SUPPORT of teaching SEL Anonymous (97996)  5/7/21  3:14 pm
BACK TO BASICS A Former teacher and concerned grandparent  5/7/21  4:25 pm
ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Ash  5/7/21  4:32 pm
NO! Anonymous (97999)  5/7/21  5:03 pm
Stop spending millions in CRT garbage Mom with common sense  5/7/21  5:55 pm
No to CRT Anonymous (98001)  5/7/21  6:40 pm
Will never move to back to VA. BMC  5/7/21  8:55 pm
Social Emotional Learning Standards—Disturbing Anonymous (98004)  5/7/21  9:06 pm
Social Emotional Learning Anonymous (98006)  5/7/21  9:53 pm
End State Sponsored Racism End Critical Race Theory Emotional Social Learning Anonymous (98007)  5/7/21  9:55 pm
Judge by the Content of a Childs Character Not the Color of Their Skin Anonymous (98008)  5/7/21  9:58 pm
I will fight for Those that Cannot Go to Private Fatith Based School Anonymous (98009)  5/7/21  10:04 pm
Courageous to Fight Against the Atrocity of Social and Emotional Learning Anonymous (98010)  5/7/21  10:16 pm
OPPOSED - STOP politicizing and abusing our children and their education! Mom For Equal Opportunity, Integrity and Dignity for All  5/7/21  10:24 pm
Unacceptable Anonymous (98017)  5/7/21  11:11 pm
SEL & CRT - essential components of holistic schools Anonymous (98018)  5/8/21  3:14 am
Opposed to SEL Concerned Parent  5/8/21  7:58 am
Not your job , do not support. Concerned citizen  5/8/21  9:02 am
No on CRT Concerned citizen/mother  5/8/21  10:40 am
Critical Race Theory teaches racism Anonymous (98022)  5/8/21  11:30 am
Only Racists who Want their Children to be Slaves to the Left Would Support CRT and SEL Anonymous (98023)  5/8/21  12:51 pm
Haven't we gained any wisdom? No to CRT in schools or anywhere else for that matter Mrs. M  5/8/21  6:51 pm
Demanding more of teachers Retired Teacher  5/8/21  9:46 pm
Teach kids, stop trying to manipulate them Anonymous (98031)  5/9/21  7:53 am
IRB-like peer review needed in standards development Anonymous (98032)  5/9/21  8:19 am
Stop Focusing on Skin Color! Angry parent  5/9/21  8:27 am
STOP 1619 PROJECT AND FALSE CRITICAL RACE THEORY Anonymous (98034)  5/9/21  12:36 pm
STOP 1619 PROJECT AND FALSE CRITICAL RACE THEORY Concerned Parent  5/9/21  12:47 pm
SEL Standards in our schools VA parent and grandparent  5/9/21  2:13 pm
Example of Social Emotional Learning in Nearby County+ Local Example Unacceptable Anonymous (98037)  5/9/21  2:55 pm
No Equity aka cultural marxism in our schools CRT opposed parent  5/10/21  9:29 am
OPPOSE SEL, CRT, equity and the 1619 project. Concerned parent and taxpayer  5/10/21  11:07 am
Strongly oppose Anonymous (98048)  5/10/21  11:13 am
Strongly oppose CRT Anonymous (98049)  5/10/21  11:16 am
A high schoolers opinion Anonymous (98050)  5/10/21  11:17 am
STRONGLY OPPOSE Mike Patterson  5/10/21  11:20 am
Transgender policies Dean Dye  5/10/21  11:23 am
Strongly oppose!! Dean Dye  5/10/21  11:25 am
A concerned parent ready to act Anonymous (98054)  5/10/21  11:25 am
Strongly oppose Sophie  5/10/21  11:25 am
No to SEL Jeanne Lee  5/10/21  11:25 am
“Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards” (SEL) Sheran Rigg  5/10/21  11:26 am
Strongly OpposeTransgender Education Policy Dennis Huyck  5/10/21  11:29 am
Strongly oppose CRT and SEL Kathy Shaibani  5/10/21  11:29 am
Oppose Aspects of This Adam Gifford  5/10/21  11:30 am
No to SEL!!! Melody  5/10/21  11:31 am
NO TO SEL, 1619, CRT, WOKENESS Amanda  5/10/21  11:33 am
Schools teach academics and Parents teach Social, discipline respect etc Anonymous (98064)  5/10/21  11:33 am
NO to Virginia Social Emotional Learning!! Amy  5/10/21  11:38 am
SEL standard and an alliance with the Aspen Foundation Richard Ciofani  5/10/21  11:39 am
Periodic Review of the Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia Parent  5/10/21  11:39 am
Adamantly Opposed Virginia Donaldson  5/10/21  11:41 am
SEL standards should be stopped. Promoting Transgender programs hurts students. Douglas F Turner  5/10/21  11:41 am
Strongly oppose SEL and CRT N Briggs  5/10/21  11:42 am
SEL NO! Don Nicholson  5/10/21  11:43 am
NO on SEL and CRT Ashley Kisselman  5/10/21  11:46 am
No to SEL and CRT! Kirk  5/10/21  11:48 am
Please stop making it harder for teachers Candice Spaulding  5/10/21  11:50 am
Mothers and Fathers Know Best Annie Jones  5/10/21  11:51 am
NO!!!! Susan  5/10/21  11:53 am
Oppose SEL and CRT Connie Youngman  5/10/21  11:53 am
Critical thinking vs SEL & CRT M R  5/10/21  11:54 am
No to Social Emotional false Learning Anonymous (98079)  5/10/21  11:55 am
OPPOSED TO SEL - Educate / Do Not Indoctrinate Robert Powers, Concerned citizen of the Commonwealth  5/10/21  11:59 am
How to Regiment their Little Minds--SEL Dr. J.  5/10/21  11:59 am
strongly oppose - This is parent's role, not school's or government's Anonymous (98082)  5/10/21  11:59 am
This is as bad as prosecuting Christians Concerned Christian  5/10/21  12:00 pm
SEL CRT Transgender Policy WILLIAM YONTZ  5/10/21  12:00 pm
NO SEL Anonymous (98085)  5/10/21  12:01 pm
This curriculum is Socialistic and indoctrinates rather than teaches. William Asbell  5/10/21  12:03 pm
Absolutely NOT! Concerned VA Mom and Educator  5/10/21  12:03 pm
Virginia DOE policy on SEL & CRT Pete King  5/10/21  12:05 pm
No SEL Anonymous (98089)  5/10/21  12:05 pm
Strongly Oppose Stephen W  5/10/21  12:09 pm
Sorry not to be able to trust you with these sensitive subjects Mary Stine  5/10/21  12:10 pm
Virginia DOE: Strongly oppose SEL and CRT Pete King  5/10/21  12:10 pm
No to this Insanity - Social Emotional Learning Standards Paul Perrone  5/10/21  12:10 pm
SEL Mary  5/10/21  12:11 pm
No! Anonymous (98095)  5/10/21  12:15 pm
No to SEL and CRT Margaret Lyle  5/10/21  12:18 pm
NO ON SEL and CRT !! John D. Hooper  5/10/21  12:18 pm
I support SEL in schools Anonymous (98098)  5/10/21  12:19 pm
SEL Regulations Michael Helsabeck  5/10/21  12:21 pm
Definitive NO Anonymous (98100)  5/10/21  12:22 pm
SEL Barbara Middleton  5/10/21  12:25 pm
No SEL D. Rice  5/10/21  12:29 pm
I strongly oppose, due to discrimination against and infringement on rights of others Patricia M Tryal  5/10/21  12:29 pm
Strongly opposed to all aspects of SEL & CRT Paula  5/10/21  12:30 pm
No to CRT and SEL Susan  5/10/21  12:30 pm
SEL/CRT Anonymous (98106)  5/10/21  12:31 pm
sel/crt teaching Linda  5/10/21  12:35 pm
Focus on the basics! Elizabeth N Kernan  5/10/21  12:35 pm
No to SEL and NO to Critical Race theory Virginia Mom  5/10/21  12:35 pm
We do not need this Marxist & Psychological Indoctrination of our Young People David Bradley  5/10/21  12:39 pm
No to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98111)  5/10/21  12:39 pm
No Way!!!! Gwen Clingman  5/10/21  12:41 pm
SEL Resident of Virginia  5/10/21  12:41 pm
CRT 100% UNACCEPTABLE Deeply Concerned Parent  5/10/21  12:42 pm
Accreditation standards Spencer Warren  5/10/21  12:46 pm
Don’t include these standards Kirstin D  5/10/21  12:47 pm
NO to SEL!!!!! Don H.  5/10/21  12:51 pm
No to HB753 and SEL Concerned parent of three  5/10/21  12:53 pm
Va Social Emotional Learning Standards MaryJane Murray  5/10/21  12:57 pm
SEL has no place in the public school system Linda Cullop  5/10/21  12:58 pm
No to SEL Anonymous (98121)  5/10/21  1:00 pm
Stop The Indoctrination John Kehler  5/10/21  1:05 pm
SEL MORRIS DILLINGHAM  5/10/21  1:07 pm
No to SEL Lisa Bennett  5/10/21  1:09 pm
NO to SEL Bluemax  5/10/21  1:15 pm
No to SEL! A parent’s job. Kids need to learn to think critically &question & have their own opinion Anonymous (98126)  5/10/21  1:19 pm
DEL doesn't James Shupe  5/10/21  1:21 pm
Oppose SEL Anonymous (98128)  5/10/21  1:21 pm
No to SEL and CRT STefanie Ragano  5/10/21  1:22 pm
NO to SEL Sylvia Wayne  5/10/21  1:22 pm
Strongly opposed Amanda M  5/10/21  1:22 pm
Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards (SEL) Ronald D Ford  5/10/21  1:24 pm
NO SEL Greg Edmonds  5/10/21  1:27 pm
SEL Not necessary Merlene Mallory  5/10/21  1:29 pm
No To SEL and CRT Anonymous (98136)  5/10/21  1:30 pm
Adamantly opposed to SEL Dr. Richard L Klobuchar  5/10/21  1:30 pm
Social and Emotional Learning does not belong to VA Department of Education Vicky Cook  5/10/21  1:32 pm
SEL & CRT Janet Bell  5/10/21  1:34 pm
No to SEL!! Kelly Hurst  5/10/21  1:35 pm
Say NO! Gina  5/10/21  1:36 pm
Say NO Tom Best  5/10/21  1:39 pm
Select and Crt Anonymous (98144)  5/10/21  1:45 pm
Oppose Laura S  5/10/21  1:46 pm
Select and Crt Anonymous (98146)  5/10/21  1:46 pm
NO to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98147)  5/10/21  1:56 pm
Values Anonymous (98148)  5/10/21  1:57 pm
NO TO SEL AND CRT Anonymous (98149)  5/10/21  1:58 pm
the 1st amendment secures freedom of religion which cannot be taken away. Mike Kelley  5/10/21  2:00 pm
SEL and CRT training Anonymous (98151)  5/10/21  2:02 pm
Social Emotional learning Anonymous (98152)  5/10/21  2:03 pm
No to Critical Race Theory. Mike Kelley  5/10/21  2:04 pm
NO to SEL and CRT Jean M  5/10/21  2:06 pm
No to SEL and CRT Elizabeth H.  5/10/21  2:08 pm
Put God back in the school Heather Mitchell  5/10/21  2:11 pm
No! A.Sexton  5/10/21  2:12 pm
Opposed to SEL Curtis Cornell  5/10/21  2:19 pm
SEL Dr. Harold Diggs  5/10/21  2:20 pm
oppose SEL and CRT Susan Okamoto  5/10/21  2:26 pm
No! Rebecca Cousins  5/10/21  2:28 pm
The implementation of Critical Race Theory Larry Lane  5/10/21  2:31 pm
Strongly opposed to SEL Anonymous (98164)  5/10/21  2:34 pm
I oppose SEL and CRT M. Gallahan  5/10/21  2:34 pm
" transgender" policies Pierre Lepine  5/10/21  2:35 pm
NO!! to SER or CRT Sara Rowekamp  5/10/21  2:37 pm
Absolutely unnecessary - both SEL and CRT Samantha Adams  5/10/21  2:40 pm
No to SEL and CRT!!!!!!!!! Dave Harris  5/10/21  2:42 pm
NO to SEL - Stop replacing parents Anonymous (98171)  5/10/21  2:43 pm
SEL Anonymous (98173)  5/10/21  2:45 pm
No to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98174)  5/10/21  2:46 pm
Did the VADoE adopt Orwellian and Machiavellian principles Anonymous (98175)  5/10/21  2:48 pm
No to SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) and CRT (Critical Race Theory) Randy Rowekamp  5/10/21  2:49 pm
Opposition to Psychological Brainwashing in Schools Jacqueline Cunningham  5/10/21  2:52 pm
No to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98178)  5/10/21  2:53 pm
This Social Engineering controls our youth by manipulating legislation in VA to suit the Elites Audra Slabach  5/10/21  2:55 pm
Accreditation should not be tied to emotions Tim McGhee  5/10/21  3:02 pm
SEL, CRT Tyler Blount  5/10/21  3:06 pm
Equality Not Equity Anonymous (98183)  5/10/21  3:06 pm
NO to CRT. Anonymous (98184)  5/10/21  3:13 pm
Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards Mary Clancy Czarnecki  5/10/21  3:19 pm
No to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98186)  5/10/21  3:20 pm
No To SEL Anonymous (98187)  5/10/21  3:21 pm
No to SEL and CRT. . Terri Jordan  5/10/21  3:23 pm
SEL Anonymous (98189)  5/10/21  3:32 pm
SEL, CRT, etc.... James L. Bland  5/10/21  3:39 pm
No! Anonymous (98191)  5/10/21  3:40 pm
No to SEL, CET Anonymous (98192)  5/10/21  3:41 pm
NO to CRT and SEL Cheri Chapman  5/10/21  3:45 pm
Not to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98194)  5/10/21  3:46 pm
Thank you for SEL, racism, transgender training! Anonymous (98195)  5/10/21  3:50 pm
Critical Race Theory is Illiberal Elizabeth Kean  5/10/21  4:00 pm
NO TO SEL and CRT! Kelly Newcome  5/10/21  4:09 pm
Atheism is not our countries answer. Anonymous (98198)  5/10/21  4:11 pm
No to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98199)  5/10/21  4:14 pm
Opt Out Anonymous (98200)  5/10/21  4:17 pm
NO to SEL and CRT VA Parent of 6  5/10/21  4:37 pm
No To SEL and CRT Lynn R  5/10/21  4:44 pm
Focus on Academics Mary Martinez  5/10/21  4:54 pm
No to SEL Concerned Parent  5/10/21  4:57 pm
Teach scripture and you will not need to develop and teach these other things. Pat Hutchison  5/10/21  4:59 pm
No SEL No CRT Anonymous (98207)  5/10/21  4:59 pm
No to SEL and CRT James  5/10/21  4:59 pm
NO to Sel and CRT Garland  5/10/21  5:05 pm
NO to Sel and CRT Anonymous (98210)  5/10/21  5:14 pm
SEL CRT Education Anonymous (98211)  5/10/21  5:19 pm
What happened to reading, writing and arithmetic? Tim  5/10/21  5:27 pm
No to crt Thomas V  5/10/21  5:56 pm
SEL Hannah Boyle  5/10/21  5:56 pm
SEL and Critical Race Theory Susan Ashton  5/10/21  5:57 pm
No to SEL and CRT Chip Isbell  5/10/21  5:59 pm
No SEL William Senn  5/10/21  6:08 pm
No to CRT, SEL and TMP Mike G.  5/10/21  6:13 pm
Virginia's version of China's Social Credit Score Anonymous due to Cancel Culture  5/10/21  6:14 pm
Parental roles, Government roles Anonymous (98222)  5/10/21  6:15 pm
Comment about SEL Evelyn  5/10/21  6:18 pm
NO to SEL and CRT. anon. due to the cancel culture mob  5/10/21  6:27 pm
No to SEL & CRT Anonymous (98228)  5/10/21  6:48 pm
Stick to what you know Jb  5/10/21  6:55 pm
Judge people not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character Anonymous (98230)  5/10/21  6:55 pm
Social Misti  5/10/21  7:08 pm
No to SEL Anonymous (98232)  5/10/21  7:16 pm
No to SEL and critical race theory Harvey/Donna Bryant  5/10/21  7:32 pm
Reject SEL socialist indoctrination Robert Mallory  5/10/21  8:13 pm
NO to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98235)  5/10/21  8:42 pm
No to SEL and CRT VA resident  5/10/21  8:45 pm
SEL Anonymous (98237)  5/10/21  8:45 pm
A resounding NO to SEL Alana Johnson  5/10/21  8:48 pm
NO TO CRT Kent Blue  5/10/21  8:58 pm
More of this garbage? Come on. Peter Smilth  5/10/21  8:59 pm
No to SEL Richard Waldrop  5/10/21  9:20 pm
SEL Sharon  5/10/21  9:24 pm
NO way on this racist marxist poison - God protect the children! Private person in VA tired of theft, fraud, waste, abuse via taxation  5/10/21  9:36 pm
My children are not your social engineering project. Jennifer H  5/10/21  9:59 pm
This is child abuse!!! Anonymous NOVA mom of 3  5/10/21  10:02 pm
Groupthink Richard O'Neill  5/10/21  10:13 pm
We STRONGLY OPPOSE SEL and CRT! Diane G  5/10/21  10:21 pm
No justice apart from God Teacher in NOVA  5/10/21  10:21 pm
VDOE Adopts Italian Fascism as an Ideology. Jared Emry  5/10/21  10:26 pm
VDOE Rapes Children's Minds With SEL after Raping them physically with trans policies Anonymous (98250)  5/10/21  10:28 pm
No to SEL & CRT! Anonymous (98251)  5/10/21  10:35 pm
No to SEL Marie Davis  5/10/21  10:44 pm
VDOE SEL legislation Heidi michael  5/10/21  10:57 pm
Oppose Jeremy Bailey  5/10/21  11:03 pm
Stop trying to indoctrinate!!!! Anonymous Mother  5/10/21  11:34 pm
Keep controversial issues out of our schools Panos  5/10/21  11:44 pm
Stop SEL, Stop CRT Tim Cox for Virginia  5/11/21  12:20 am
No SEL or CRT Laura Bakken  5/11/21  12:28 am
Bolshevik or Nazi, you choose, but it's the same. Anonymous (98259)  5/11/21  3:29 am
Absolutely not. Teach Scripture, get God back in school. Jordan Morgan  5/11/21  5:16 am
AASA, the Superintendents Association out of Virginia Beach - Follow the SEL Money Trail Anonymous (98261)  5/11/21  6:27 am
No to CRT! JohnR  5/11/21  6:55 am
What happened to reading, writing and arithmetic? Brenda D. Hudsn  5/11/21  7:16 am
NO to SEL and CRT E Martin  5/11/21  7:17 am
TOTALLY OPPOSE SEL and CRT! David Reppard  5/11/21  7:32 am
Oppose! Anonymous Individual  5/11/21  7:55 am
Completely opposed !!!! Sperez  5/11/21  8:10 am
No to SEL and CRt Cathy T  5/11/21  8:15 am
SEL Diana  5/11/21  8:26 am
Oppose SEL Elaine Hanger  5/11/21  8:27 am
SEL Ronald Spanton  5/11/21  8:46 am
SEL Volpe Boykin  5/11/21  9:00 am
Absolutely No!!! Megan  5/11/21  9:18 am
Parental Oversight of Students Julia Jones  5/11/21  9:19 am
Who made you the thought police? Informed Mother of School Aged Children  5/11/21  9:22 am
SEL Richard Atkinson  5/11/21  9:22 am
No to SEL & CRT Concerned Dad of 3  5/11/21  9:30 am
SEL Keith Bly  5/11/21  9:32 am
Separation of "Quasi-religion" and State (education) D. Cox  5/11/21  10:03 am
Completely against SEL MaryAnn  5/11/21  10:31 am
No Rev. Christopher Christensen  5/11/21  10:38 am
SEL Father of 3 school aged children  5/11/21  10:44 am
Opposed to the proposed SEL standards Werner Lind  5/11/21  10:56 am
SEL Anonymous (98289)  5/11/21  10:56 am
SEL Anonymous (98290)  5/11/21  10:57 am
SEL Anonymous (98291)  5/11/21  10:57 am
SEL. NO Anonymous (98292)  5/11/21  10:59 am
Oppose Anonymous (98294)  5/11/21  11:23 am
cult-like abuse. Daryl Foxwell  5/11/21  11:30 am
YES SEL!!! THANK YOU Ellie McDade-Nelson  5/11/21  11:38 am
SEL Dorothy Short  5/11/21  11:56 am
IN FAVOR OF KEEPING SEL STANDARDS Ruth Hager  5/11/21  12:06 pm
SEL-Absolutely not Karen M Berkon  5/11/21  12:07 pm
Opposed to SEL Anonymous (98301)  5/11/21  12:08 pm
YES we need SEL Colleen S Berry  5/11/21  12:15 pm
Adamantly Oppose SEL and All Social-Political Indoctrination of Our Children in Public Schools Wanda Wylam  5/11/21  12:37 pm
SEL a result of the abandonment of faith, its replacement with bureaucracy and policies Susan Needham  5/11/21  12:44 pm
Social Emotional Learning is Important. Amy K  5/11/21  12:54 pm
In support of SEL Melanie Bowers  5/11/21  12:57 pm
No to SEL Joan Duvall  5/11/21  1:18 pm
SEL - YES Anonymous(e)  5/11/21  1:23 pm
End State Sponsored Racism End Critical Race Theory Emotional Social Learning Anonymous (98316)  5/11/21  1:28 pm
Opposed to SEL Anonymous (98317)  5/11/21  1:32 pm
No to SEL Deborah Sams  5/11/21  1:33 pm
YES TO SEL Anonymous (98319)  5/11/21  1:36 pm
NO TO SEL! Stop over stepping academic boundaries!! Katie  5/11/21  1:53 pm
Include this in the Family Education so Parents Can OPT- OUT Anonymous (98321)  5/11/21  1:55 pm
NO NO NO TO SEL PWC family  5/11/21  1:55 pm
YES to SEL! WE NEED THIS!!! Anonymous (98324)  5/11/21  2:16 pm
Yes to SEL Anonymous (98325)  5/11/21  2:17 pm
No to SEL. Flat out NO... Anonymous (98327)  5/11/21  2:27 pm
An investment in our future. Yes! Anonymous (98328)  5/11/21  2:28 pm
Yes! Anonymous (98329)  5/11/21  2:29 pm
Yes!!! Anonymous (98330)  5/11/21  2:31 pm
Why would a good parent abrogate their responsibilities in favor of the state? Concerned father  5/11/21  2:44 pm
We need SEL Thomas Sones  5/11/21  2:47 pm
Yes to S.E.L Aleisha Miles  5/11/21  2:47 pm
Social Emotional Learning Standards A Concerned AMERICAN  5/11/21  2:49 pm
No to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98338)  5/11/21  2:56 pm
Yes to SEL. Stop pretending students don’t have emotional lives Anonymous (98339)  5/11/21  2:57 pm
Use Money To Pay Teachers More Anonymous (98341)  5/11/21  3:03 pm
YES to SEL! Anonymous (98343)  5/11/21  3:16 pm
YES TO SEL AND PLEASE READ WHAT IT ACTUALLY ENTAILS Anonymous (98344)  5/11/21  3:21 pm
Critical Race Theory is Repugnant and Un-American Lee Dise  5/11/21  3:22 pm
SEL Opinion Edward K Bailey  5/11/21  3:24 pm
Students Have Emotional Lives and It is Up to Parents not the State To Form Their Conscience Anonymous (98347)  5/11/21  3:31 pm
No to SEL & CRT Concerned Mom & Grandmom  5/11/21  3:32 pm
NO TO SEL Anonymous (98349)  5/11/21  3:47 pm
YES YES YES to SEL! Educator for SEL  5/11/21  3:55 pm
YES to SEL YES to SEL  5/11/21  3:57 pm
Real Life Example of SEL in Schools! Just Grotesque Anonymous (98352)  5/11/21  4:00 pm
Inappropriate Requirements for Graduation NO SEL Concerned Parent  5/11/21  4:02 pm
SEL - YES, Please. Emily Stanford  5/11/21  4:03 pm
YES to SEL Jackson W  5/11/21  4:28 pm
A school system that teaches and implements CRT is not an inclusive system. Anonymous (98358)  5/11/21  4:40 pm
Focus on the 3 R's RGG  5/11/21  4:40 pm
A Big No To SEL Anonymous (98360)  5/11/21  5:00 pm
NO NO NO NO NO To SEL Anonymous (98361)  5/11/21  5:02 pm
No to SEL Anonymous (98362)  5/11/21  5:04 pm
Empathy, Responsibility, Forming Positive Relationships Anonymous (98363)  5/11/21  5:06 pm
Do Not Take TIme Away From Academics for SEL Virginia Parent  5/11/21  5:08 pm
Yes to SEL! Katie  5/11/21  5:10 pm
SEL Anonymous (98366)  5/11/21  5:13 pm
NO Anonymous (98367)  5/11/21  5:15 pm
No To SEL Longtime VA Resident  5/11/21  5:20 pm
YES to SEL Anonymous (98369)  5/11/21  5:39 pm
Do not take time away from the basics. No to SEL Susan English  5/11/21  5:41 pm
No to SEL Anonymous (98371)  5/11/21  5:51 pm
Reject SEL standards for K-12 Joanne G  5/11/21  6:00 pm
NO TO SEL Anonymous (98373)  5/11/21  6:14 pm
Yes to SEL Jennifer Y  5/11/21  6:30 pm
No Denise  5/11/21  6:34 pm
No to SEL and CRT Anonymous (98376)  5/11/21  7:28 pm
SEL Suzanne  5/11/21  7:30 pm
Yes To SEL Carrie Allen  5/11/21  8:06 pm
No to SEL Gail Frye  5/11/21  8:16 pm
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anonymous (98380)  5/11/21  8:23 pm
No. This is one of the best arguments for school choice Anonymous (98382)  5/11/21  9:06 pm
Sel Kathleen  5/11/21  9:18 pm
NO! NO WAY! NOPE! NEVER! Deborah Abbott  5/11/21  9:27 pm
NO to SEL Daniel J Ayre  5/11/21  9:31 pm
My kids don’t need parents they need teachers John Buckhemier  5/11/21  9:35 pm
No CRT, No SEL Atwood Brooks  5/11/21  9:48 pm
Yes to SEL Heather Greenwell  5/11/21  9:49 pm
Keep up the great work: critical thinking is crucial now more than ever Anonymous (98390)  5/11/21  10:30 pm
No to SEL and CRT Tom and Leah  5/11/21  10:35 pm
Stick to academics Anonymous (98392)  5/11/21  11:04 pm
SEL proposal violates state law Randy lahey  5/11/21  11:13 pm
In support of SEL Parent of Hanover County students  5/11/21  11:21 pm
This is sovietism. VDOE is a disgrace. Anonymous (98395)  5/11/21  11:25 pm
Far left radicalism in the schools. Can't get more partisan and anti-democratic. Anonymous (98396)  5/11/21  11:26 pm
SEL Hanover County NAACP  5/11/21  11:32 pm
CRT,SEL Anonymous (98398)  5/12/21  12:03 am
Seems Ignorant black boxs in Hanover only have their arrogance for their support of SEL. Jared  5/12/21  2:10 am
NO SEL NO CRT Anonymous (98401)  5/12/21  3:21 am
SEL in an Insult to Parents Anonymous (98402)  5/12/21  4:23 am
SEL K-12 Education as New-Age Nanny State.... JUST NO! Terry H  5/12/21  7:29 am
SEL Anonymous (98405)  5/12/21  7:46 am
Sel and crt Ken  5/12/21  7:54 am
NO CRT NO SEL Penny Sheehan  5/12/21  8:09 am
Yes to SEL Anonymous (98408)  5/12/21  8:30 am
NO TO SEL Anonymous (98410)  5/12/21  9:04 am
No to SEL Claude Chew  5/12/21  9:36 am
NO on SEL Jennifer H  5/12/21  9:49 am
NO, NO, NO to SEL Anonymous (98413)  5/12/21  10:02 am
No to SEL. NO to CRT Concerned tax paying parent  5/12/21  10:13 am
No to SEL & No to CRT Anonymous but highly concerned  5/12/21  10:44 am
Strongly support Anonymous (98418)  5/12/21  10:44 am


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