Aug 16, 2017, Quincy (IL) Herald-Whig: Hannibal in-school health clinic innovative idea http://www.whig.com/20170816/hannibal-in-school-health-clinic-innovative-idea# THE Hannibal School District's idea to provide the region's first at-school health clinic should be both applauded and monitored. If this concept succeeds, and there is no reason to believe it won't, this type of health care approach may eventually become commonplace in schools across West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. Hannibal is one of just five known school districts in Missouri to employ this innovative type of program. Among those watching how it unfolds is Quincy Public Schools, whose officials are eager to see if such a program would be feasible on the other side of the Mississippi River. "The purpose is to make health care accessible and affordable to all Hannibal School District students, faculty, staff and retired staff who continue to receive insurance benefits," Hannibal Superintendent Susan Johnson explained. "We like this because it helps students be healthy and learn better, and it helps working parents who might not be able to leave work to take care of a sick child."
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.