Social and emotional learning, or SEL, has become a widely used practice in education, and one local principal is explaining what that looks like for his school. 

Clinton Junior High School Principal, Jim Peck, indicates that it's easy to think that a staff member is only a math teacher or an English teacher, but it's important for them to remember that they are all people teachers. 

Peck says that not only does this build a good rapport between the students and staff, but it also teaches kids how to express themselves healthily and how to behave within society. 

Social Emotional Learning is a tool that not only can improve students' mental health, but also their academic success.