June 5, 2018, Click on Detroit: Michigan teen who made threats at school ordered to participate in mental health program https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan-teen-who-made-threats-at-school-ordered-to-participate-in-mental-health-program A 15-year-old student who was arrested in March after threatening violence at his school and the discovery of guns, ammunition and pipe bomb materials at his southwestern Michigan home has been ordered to participate in a mental health treatment program. The boy learned his punishment Monday after earlier pleading guilty to explosives and firearms charges. Van Buren County prosecutors say the teen will be treated at a secure, state-run facility for about a year. The court handled the case as a juvenile matter and the boy will be under supervision until he’s 19. Authorities have said the Paw Paw High School student’s family alerted authorities to the threat and investigators believed he was planning to attack the school. Classes were canceled the day after his arrest as a precaution.
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.