Nov 17, 2017, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard: Eugene schools face lack of space, cash and trained personnel to cope with disruptive students, critics say http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36153368-75/schools-face-lack-of-space-cash-and-trained-personnel-to-cope-with-disruptive-students.html.csp Recent police visits to Eugene schools following belligerent ¬behavior by ¬students have prompted many ¬questions about how taxpayer dollars are being spent in public schools. Some of those questions include whether staff are adequately trained to deal with such students; how the ¬district decides which schools should house ¬special programs for students with poor behavior; and how much money the ¬district allocates to special education. Districts are required, under state and federal law, to “mainstream” into ¬regular classrooms those students who have ¬behavioral issues. But the district has few options and limited staffing available when a ¬student has an ¬emotional outburst serious enough to require clearing the room. Other students usually are moved to a different classroom, hallway or gymnasium during the disturbance. But parents, teachers and others say there’s not enough space to ¬accommodate this practice. Public schools in Oregon already are crowded. As of Oct. 1, the Eugene School District had 16,355 enrolled ¬students. About 14 percent of the ¬student ¬population requires special education, the ¬district has determined. … Finding and keeping adequately trained instructional and educational ¬assistants who can handle students with disabilities is another area of concern. … Cheryl Linder, the Eugene School District director of educational support services, said Wednesday that Eugene ¬district staff members at each ¬location receive “training as appropriate,” and that staff members at large schools attend district-level training.

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.