Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
chapter
Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia [8 VAC 20 ‑ 131]
Action Periodic Review of the Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 5/12/2021
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5/10/21  11:03 pm
Commenter: Jeremy Bailey

Oppose
 

I strongly oppose the SEL initiative.  In enacting this legislation, Virginia will remove the last remaining responsibility from parents and place it on schools.  Teachers already have enough to deal with without placing on them the burden of a child's emotion/spiritual outcome.  That responsibility lies with the parents and should remain there.  Schools should limit their focus to traditional academic subjects and stop trying to manage the political, religious, and emotional worldview of children.

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