Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
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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5/4/21  3:08 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

Strongly oppose Social Emotional Learning policy recommendations
 

The proposed HB753 is a terrible document. SEL standards "centered in equity" is a racist approach to Social Emotional Learning. Students do not need to be indoctrinated in school. This is not the job of the schools. Educate students in math, English, science etc. Leave our students alone and stop trying to turn them all into "anti-racist" activists. Why is the VDOE trying to push this through without properly advertising the opportunity for public comment? It is not your job to "teach" students about unconscious bias. It is not your job to introduce students to critical race theory in public school. The VDOE has lost its' way. 

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