Jan 18, 2019, Fox12, Salem, OR: Salem parents, administrators work to prevent teen suicide after 3 students take their own lives
https://www.kptv.com/news/salem-parents-administrators-work-to-prevent-teen-suicide-after-students/article_e8162a4a-1b95-11e9-b1e4-bff982a1ae44.html
This school year, three students have committed suicide in the Salem Keizer School District.
Now administrators say they’re doing whatever they can to prevent any more lives lost. …
Since the three recent suicides, every teacher at Sprague High has undergone training to identify problems, talk to students directly and refer them to the right resources.
Now that training is spreading district-wide.
In 23 of the district’s schools, there are mental health services on campus. …
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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.
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