Crestwood school board drops emotional education ban but tables discussion on critical race theory

The Crestwood Board of Education listens to a teacher speaking during the May 10, 2022, board meeting. Owen MacMillan/The Portager

Crestwood school board drops emotional education ban but tables discussion on critical race theory

- Owen MacMillan

The Crestwood Local Schools Board has decided to postpone indefinitely a resolution which would have banned social and emotional learning (SEL) from the district.

At the beginning of the meeting the board voted to postpone the vote by one month, but after two hours of discussion and following appeals from board member Todd Monroe and nearly 10 Crestwood teachers, a guidance counselor and parents, the board agreed to move on from the topic entirely, postponing it with no date set to revisit.

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