Oct 19, 2018, Los Angeles Daily News: Assessing the diverse array flurry of education-related bills signed by Gov. Brown http://www.dailynews.com/2017/10/19/assessing-the-diverse-array-flurry-of-education-related-bills-signed-by-governor/ Early trauma screening (AB 340) Assembly Bill 340, signed by Brown on Thursday, will expand screening for children impacted by trauma. It will require that the State Department of Social Services and others adopt, develop and employ protocols for screening children for trauma and will allow the department to develop uniform protocols for screening.
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.