Key points:
- It’s time to redesign student mental health and early intervention programs
- School safety concerns are on the rise as classrooms open
- Closing the gap in school emergency response
- For more news on school safety, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub
Students continue to face a variety of challenges in and outside of school–especially at the K-12 level. Pressures can range from high expectations to achieve or bullying, to home-related insecurities and mental health concerns. These potential stressors can interfere with students’ ability to learn and excel. Sometimes, these students will act out or demonstrate early signs of inappropriate behavior.
As schools focus on empowering every student to succeed, they need to identify the signs of possible problems and intervene when necessary to provide the proper support. …Read More