Sept 30, 2018, Springfield (OH) News—Sun: How Springfield schools are teaching students about safety in new ways https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local-education/how-springfield-schools-are-teaching-students-about-safety-new-ways/PbQcEVfuWGdLjXumOTyKcI/
Sometimes it’s the students who first notice something isn’t right or is dangerous at their school, and the Springfield City School District hopes those students will alert an adult immediately.
To help all Springfield city students learn how important it is to speak up when something is wrong, the district launched its safety initiative last week “See Something, Say Something.” …
“It’s another added level of safety we have here in the schools. We’ve created our own curriculum and talking points by grade that we will ask our teachers to incorporate into their lessons to help our students better understand how important it is to be safe and create a culture of safety,” Hill said. “Where if you do see something that isn’t right, something that doesn’t fit, you say something to an adult.”
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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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