Nov 17, 2018, WNCT9, Greenville, NC: North Carolina school system increases security measures https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/north-carolina-school-system-increases-security-measures/1603387946 CHARLOTTE, N.C. CMS is increasing security measures, including random wanding of students and searches of backpacks, to help keep weapons out of schools. The district announced the new safety protocols Nov. 16, and called for community support in keeping schools safe. The new measures are in addition to a network of existing protections in the district’s Circle of Safety, including Lobby Guard visitor screening, 24/7 camera monitoring on all campuses, School Resource Officers in high and middle schools, lockdown drills and active-survivor training. … The district announced the new security measures following the fatal shooting of a Butler high school student in a crowded school hallway Oct. 29. Another Butler student has been charged in the shooting. … In addition to these measures, Dr. Wilcox emphasized the necessity of additional significant investment in social, emotional and mental health supports for students, including more counselors, in the next operating budget. CMS has added 60 counseling positions this year but remains well below student-counselor ratios recommended by national mental health organizations. “I want to use this announcement as a platform for early notice to our leaders – CMS will be asking for more support for our student and not in a small way,”
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.