June 15, 2018, WJLA, Washington, DC: Fairfax County considers school security upgrades after district-wide review http://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-considers-school-security-upgrades-after-district-wide-review In the last 24 hours, Fairfax County released a district-wide schools security review, commissioned just days after the shooting massacre in Parkland, Florida. … Beyond adding cameras, the FCPS's Office of Safety and Security also recommends hiring 18 more psychologists or social workers to provide additional school-based mental health support. “Our kids they're not safe these days and mental health is a big issue. So hopefully that will help,” Inez Higgs said. But Harold Uria is skeptical the additional mental health staffing will make a difference. “When people have mental health issues, they don't admit it. That's the thing,” he said.
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.