Feb 28, 2020, KTAR TV, Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix charter school for kids with autism starts work on new campus https://ktar.com/story/2997918/phoenix-charter-school-for-kids-with-autism-starts-work-on-new-campus/ A Phoenix charter school for children with autism held a wall-breaking ceremony Friday for a new facility. The Arizona Autism Charter Schools campus on 14th Street north of Indian School Road will serve K-12 students starting in the 2020-21 school year…. State Sen. Sylvia Allen was among those on hand for the event. Arizona Autism Charter Schools was the state’s first tuition-free public school for kids with autism when it opened in 2014. It has been operating out of two Phoenix venues, an elementary campus and an upper school. The new 63,000-square-foot campus will eventually serve 350 students and include areas for behavioral, medical and clinical services plus parent training and after-school programs…. “I’m also excited that we will now have all of our AZACS students at one, central campus where we have room to grow and eventually help at least 100 additional children and families.”
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.
Loss of Brain Trust features over 9,000 news stories published worldwide since January, 2017
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