Nov 10, 2017, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard: Edison Elementary in Eugene has had to call police and evacuate classrooms over student behavior problems http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36131489-75/behavior-problems-trouble-school.html.csp Eugene police officers have been called to Edison Elementary School in south Eugene three times since Oct. 23 for reports of “disorderly juvenile(s).” Staff members who work at the school say students identified as having “behavioral issues” have been breaking windows and door glass, throwing chairs, hitting teachers and other staff, yelling obscenities and becoming so violent or out of control that teachers are forced to completely clear their classrooms — sometimes as a safety precaution — requiring other students to move into a hallway or gymnasium for the duration of a student’s meltdown. Linda Coombs, a speech pathologist for the district who often provides services at Edison, detailed some of the long-term as well as more recent problems regarding student behavior at Edison during a Nov. 1 meeting of the Eugene School Board. “It is not unusual to walk into a room and see a student hitting a staff member, yelling obscene or threatening words, or throwing objects like chairs,” she said to the board.

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.