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District staff removes CASEL references and proposes 'character education' framing for SEAL
Summary
Staff told the committee they removed references to CASEL's 'transformative' language from local materials, arguing concerns about language related to identity and justice; the board heard that NCDPI guidance still references CASEL and that any state documents must remain unchanged.
Mr. Cole presented a proposal to reframe Brunswick County Schools’ language on social‑emotional learning by removing explicit references to the CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) framework in locally controlled documents and to emphasize 'character education' as the district’s preferred terminology.
Cole said NCDPI adopted CASEL as a recommended framework but that the district is not required to use CASEL…
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