Indiana teachers will no longer be required to train in social-emotional learning, trauma-informed care, or cultural competency if an amendment passed in committee Wednesday becomes law. And another amendment would mean some fees for students and families could return.
The amendments were added the week after the Senate Education and Career Development Committee heard public testimony on House Bill 1002, a 135-page proposal primarily aimed at removing some requirements in Indiana education code.
One amendment drops requirements that all Indiana teachers must train in practices like social-emotional learning and trauma-informed care — defined as support for students who have experienced trauma that may interfere with academics — as well as cultural competency and restorative justice…