SEL in Washington - a Rabbit hole
Ever since I encountered Washington’s anti-parent/anti-family/anti-child laws in 2021 that allowed medical providers to cut me out of my child’s mental health care, I have this weird obsession with digging into the root of policies to find out how they were passed and mostly, WHO helped pass them.
These are our children. I realize that sometimes good people pass bad policies, but I don’t believe that’s a “free pass.” After all, it cost our family dearly, primarily my children who have been deeply traumatized as a result.
That’s why I want to make other citizens, especially parents, aware of the laws and hopefully compel them to action!
So, let’s dig in.
This last week was SEL Week in WA. Friday, March 8th was #SELDay across the country with many states and school districts celebrating this method of indoctrination of American children. Jay Inslee even signed a proclamation for it.
All week I’ve been getting SEL emails from Washington’s OSPI (office of superintendent of public instruction). Somewhere along the way, I came across the mention of 2019’s SB 5082, which created a committee to promote and expand social emotional learning.
Being the legislative geek that I am, I decided to tumble down that rabbit hole.
Passed in 2019 (PRE Covid): the committee will look implement a framework that is:
trauma informed & culturally sustaining (CRT)
consider systems for collecting student SEL data (building your student’s “digital wallet”)
partner with "culturally-based" providers (CRT) - WA Ethnic Studies Now is a racist, Marxist organization that has wormed their way into the OSPI as a provider of curriculum and educator training.
The 4 guiding principles of the committee:
EQUITY
CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS
UNIVERSAL DESIGN
TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES (mainstreaming "trauma" crap on kids who have no trauma, creating victims...remember this is PRE Covid)
Teachers will be mandated to do SEL-focused professional development training days *why are teachers responsible for "trauma" care?
why are teachers responsible for mental healthcare?
culturally sustaining = CRT
At least 10 republicans join democrats in passing this indoctrination agenda onto Washington children.
Bottom line: HOMESCHOOL your children.
I highly recommend reading The Queering of the American Child by Logan Lancing and James Lindsay. If you are a policymaker or educator, especially!