Aug 1, 2018, WJCT, Jacksonville, FL: Florida's New Mental Health Disclosure Requirement, The Show "¡Fuacata!" & A DJ Class For Girls http://news.wjct.org/post/floridas-new-mental-health-disclosure-requirement-show-fuacata-dj-class-girls
A Florida law now requires students new to a school district to disclose whether they have received mental health services. The controversial new requirement is one of several school safety measures passed after the February Parkland school shooting.
The required disclosure is already raising privacy concerns. And parents say they're unsure about what qualifies as mental health services.
Julio Ochoa, editor of Health News Florida, and Alisa LaPolt, executive director of the Florida Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, joined Sundial to discuss the requirement.
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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.
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