Aug 18, 2017, (OH) CantonRep.com: What’s new in Minerva Local Schools? http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20170818/whats-new-in-minerva-local-schools
Minerva Elementary will unveil its Star Room, a sensory room for students who benefit from stimulation of light, sounds or touch. The room, partially funded through the Love, Andrew Autism Foundation, includes mood lighting, a ball pit, weighted blankets and a wall with a waterfall of colors.
Positive behaviors recognized
Minerva Elementary has established the Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports program, which encourages good behavior rather than relying on punishment for bad behavior. The school has been recognized by the Ohio Department of Education as a PBIS Bronze school.
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.