Category: Social Emotional Wellbeing and Climate
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Farmington Steam Academy Seclusion Room Sparks Protest
This article was published on Farmington Voice by Joni Hubred on April 12, 2021. Amanda Thielen’s son was a first grader at Kenbrook Elementary School when he first experienced a seclusion room. Nicholas, now a 5th grader, has a range of developmental issues. Being isolated in a room with an adult holding the door closed,…
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NYC to pay $500 to nearly 1,000 parents to address mental health needs at their schools
This article was published on Chalkbeat New York by Alex Zimmerman on April 9, 2021. The education department is launching a training program next month for parents, paying them $500 to become “wellness ambassadors” addressing mental health needs in their school communities. The initiative will pay the stipend to parent leaders from roughly 950 schools…
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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education
This article was published on the Hechinger Report by Sarah Butrymowicz on March 25, 2021. Near the end of Delilah McBride’s second month of kindergarten in Taylor, Michigan, her family received jarring news from her principal: Delilah would be allowed to come to school only in the morning. Someone would need to pick her up…
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Kats together: Student-led club promotes inclusion by uniting special ed, general ed students
This article was published on KokomoPerspective.com by Alyx Arnett on April 6, 2021. Students at Kokomo High School are carrying on the legacy of a recent graduate who started a club last year that unites special education and general education students to create a more inclusive environment. The club, Kats Together, was launched by 2020…
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Palm Beach County School District ‘excessively’ Baker Acts students, study says
This article was published on CBS 12 by Lexi Nahl on March 30, 2021. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new case study by the Southern Poverty Law Center describes the sometimes harmful effects of invoking the Florida Mental Health Act, otherwise known as the “Baker Act.” According to researchers, Palm Beach County serves as…
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Woodland’s PASS program helped transform a struggling freshman to 2021 early graduate
This article was published on The Reflector on March 22, 2021. Recent graduate Tristan Shindell graduated a semester early thanks to the Positive Academic Support System (PASS) at Woodland Public Schools. The program, which started in 2017, connects struggling first-year high school students with staff mentors who guide them through a successful academic career and…
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Douglas County School District, Sheriff After 11-Year-Old With Autism Handcuffed
This article was published on CBS Denver by Jennifer McRae on March 9, 2021. DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Douglas County School District, Douglas County Sheriff and several School Resource Officers after they handcuffed an 11-year-old Hispanic child with autism. The child was reportedly left…
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Lawmaker hopes to ban the practice of secluding FL students and limit other restrictions
This article was published on the Florida Phoenix by Danielle J.Brown on March 3, 2021. State Rep. Bobby DuBose is pushing lawmakers to outright ban the traumatic practice of secluding students and limit other restrictions facing children, particularly those with disabilities in Florida. DuBose, a Democrat who represents part of Broward County, has filed legislation…
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Student behavior referrals drop during JCPS remote learning, despite threats, bullying and porn
This article was published on WDRB by Kevin Wheatley and Valerie Chinn on March 1, 2021. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced Jefferson County Public Schools to quickly transition to remote learning, students had been suspended nearly 16,000 times during the 2019-20 school year. Since then, overall behavior referrals at JCPS have…
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Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
This article was published on HealthDay by Cara Murez on February 19, 2021. FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When clinical psychologist Maggie Sibley thinks about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, she worries most about the older teens who may drop out of high school and…