Jan 28, 2018, Buffalo (NY) News: Buffalo teachers union to release results of student behavior survey http://buffalonews.com/2018/01/28/buffalo-teachers-union-to-release-results-of-survey-on-student-behavior/ The Buffalo Teachers Federation is expected to release the results of its Disruptive Student Behavior Survey during a press conference at 10 a.m. Monday at BTF Headquarters, 271 Porter Ave. The teachers union has raised concerns this year about how schools are handling situations where students disrupt classes and other school activities. The union said it has received numerous complaints from teachers who are sending students to the principal's office for bad behavior only to have the kids sent back to the classroom with little or no consequences. …
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.