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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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5/10/21 1:25 pm

Commenter: anonymous

Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards

I have reviewed the proposed standards for implementation. I am concerned the schools are undermining parental authority. When a parent has clear guidelines that reflect their sincere religious beliefs and the school is asking for students to become tolerant and respectful of other cultures and traditions; and to treat them as equal, this undermines the parental teachings. For example: if parents teach their children that homosexuality is wrong and the schools are teaching the children that they most be tolerate and conscious of equity in regards to another person's lifestyle, this infringes upon the parent's teaching.

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