Dec 24, 2017, Brooklyn (NY) Eagle: Golden announces new law that lets bus drivers administer EpiPens http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/12/21/golden-announces-new-law-lets-bus-drivers-administer-epipens State Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) announced that a new state law that took effect on Tuesday will help protect the lives of children with severe food or other allergies. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown Heights) and passed by the Senate in June, allows bus drivers to administer an epinephrine auto-injector, such as an EpiPen, in emergency circumstances. … According to a statement released by Golden, food and other allergies, such as bee stings, present an ever-increasing danger to children across the U.S. … While prior law allows those employed by school districts and other educational institutions to administer the life-saving injection, those who work for agencies contracted out by a school district, such as transportation services, were not authorized. … Golden told the Brooklyn Eagle, "We must work to protect our children to the best degree possible, and this puts another measure in place to do just that. We now have our children covered at all aspects of the school day."
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.