The bill filed by two Newton lawmakers would require the state's education department to publish guidelines on how public middle and high schools can implement a social-emotional learning curriculum.
Two Newton lawmakers are hoping to begin to stamp out abusive coaching practices and the toxic culture of some middle and high school sports teams with a piece of legislation that would help districts emphasize self-awareness, self-control and interpersonal relationships.
"If all of behavioral science says that people perform better in a safe and supportive environment, why are we yelling at kids?" Lyons said."The vast majority of coaches have a good, well-intentioned heart, love the sport, love kids, they enjoy being out there. And it's not what we're talking about."
"It's been disheartening to see a recent string of high school sports incidents involving hazing, racism, bullying, and anti-semitism," Creem said."This bill will enable interested schools to transform the cultures of their athletic teams, while also teaching student athletes social-emotional skills that will benefit them on and off the field. We've long thought of athletics as a means of imparting important skills and values to young people.
The AG said her investigation found that problems within the team persisted because of failures in supervision by its coach, a Danvers police sergeant who resigned from the coaching role in 2021 and was reassigned away from the school resource program as part of the 2022 agreement.
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