Mar 4, 2018, Kansas City (MO) Star: How can schools prevent threats of violence? Here’s one idea (EDITORIAL) http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article203090149.html With effective laws already on the books to address school safety, it’s going to take creative solutions to remedy the onslaught of recent threats of school violence. Expanding access to mental health services could be a start. … A 14-year-old Raytown Middle School student was charged Monday in juvenile court with one count of making a terrorist threat, a felony. The student is accused of taking images of firearms from Snapchat and posting them to Facebook. As it turned out, there was no immediate danger associated with the threats, police said. Still, officers received hundreds of phone calls. To help prevent such acts, school districts could improve mental health services for at-risk students. But a lack of funding makes that a steep challenge. … Mental health treatment cannot necessarily prevent threats to school safety, but it can make people more aware of the challenges young people face, said Jerry Keimig, the organization’s vice president of education. …

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.