April 2, 2018, Hornell (NY) Tribune: Committee told space tight at C-G Elementary http://www.eveningtribune.com/news/20180402/strongcommittee-told-space-tight-at-c-g-elementarystrong Canisteo-Greenwood Elementary School has 385 students and “space is very very tight,” School Principal Colleen Brownell told Facilities Committee members last week…. Space for the special education consultant teacher is limited to one room for all 56 special education students, including occupational and physical therapists, teachers for blind and deaf students and the school resources officer, said Special Education Director Tricia Dodge. The elementary school could use at least three more classrooms just for special education students, the principal said. … Brownell said a sensory room for the 22 special needs students plus one additional conference room for the entire building “would be useful.” …
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.