May 19, 2018, Longview (WA) Daily News: Kelso School Board to review restraint, isolation policy https://tdn.com/news/local/kelso-school-board-to-review-restraint-isolation-policy/article_24e06069-1a9c-50d1-ad0e-0c135999f6e8.html The Kelso School Board Monday night will review a series of policies, including one on use of restraint, isolation and reasonable force to control and discipline students. … “The writing of the policy doesn’t really signal a shift in practice. It’s actually just a better clarification of how the policy gets implemented,” he said. Gelbrich also said restraint and isolation continue to be a last resort. Instead, most staff training “is focused on what can you do to help a child who is in an agitated state calm down and get refocused without ever putting your hands on them.” …
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.