Sept 29, 2018, Norwalk, CT, Greenwich Times: Educators: Greenwich schools need more social workers https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Educators-Greenwich-schools-need-more-social-13268373.php The need for social services in Greenwich Public Schools is increasing, but the presence of social workers at schools across the district remains uneven. “We’re having a growing caseload of students,” said Sandra Saavedra, a social worker who joined the district this spring and splits her time between Hamilton Avenue and New Lebanon schools…. …By contrast, Eastern Middle School has two workers, because it has a high number of students using special education services, … … Parents and teachers are concerned that students do not have adequate access to mental health resources, she said. … Earlier this month, Forde proposed that the school board add $350,000 to future school budgets to pay for three additional social workers, which would cover salary and benefits. … Each elementary school has a staff psychologist. …

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.