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How Bad Therapy Hijacked Our Nation’s Schools

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 4609 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Therapy Schools Children Education
  1. American kids are facing increasing mental health challenges despite being considered the most privileged generation, with a significant percentage considering suicide, indicating a worrisome trend.
  2. The focus on mental health by parents and schools may be inadvertently contributing to the rise in anxiety and depression among children, highlighting a possible correlation between therapy culture and the decline in youth mental well-being.
  3. The prevalence of 'bad therapy' practices, such as excessive emotional check-ins and emphasizing social-emotional learning over traditional academic subjects, is suggested to be exacerbating emotional distress in kids, showing a need for reevaluation of current approaches in schools.

BREAKING: CMS cancels school for Tuesday

The Charlotte Ledger • 412 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
📰 News Weather Schools
  1. CMS has canceled school for Tuesday due to a powerful storm with high winds and rain expected.
  2. Other school districts in the region have also canceled in-person classes for tomorrow.
  3. Prepare for severe weather by staying informed, keeping electronic devices charged, and securing outdoor items.
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Every shooting at a school in April 2024

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 39 implied HN points • 02 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Violence Schools Safety Youth Mental health
  1. Gun violence at schools continues to escalate despite efforts to increase security measures like fortifying campuses.
  2. Community and home environments play a crucial role in preventing school shootings by securing weapons and teaching conflict resolution strategies.
  3. There has been a concerning trend of school shootings and victims over the years, highlighting the ongoing issue of gun violence in schools.

Why TSA-style security doesn't work for schools

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 39 implied HN points • 30 Apr 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Security Schools Gun Control Safety Budget
  1. Having teachers perform security screenings at schools can be ineffective due to lack of training and time constraints.
  2. Failure in school security protocols can lead to dangerous situations such as students sneaking weapons past metal detectors.
  3. Implementing TSA-style security at schools is impractical due to the scale of students, cost, and physical infrastructure required.

Dangerous Law in Tennessee: When the fire alarm rings, don't evacuate the school?

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 59 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legislation Safety Security Schools
  1. Following fire safety codes and evacuating quickly during a fire is crucial to prevent tragedies.
  2. There is a constant balance between fire safety and building security that school officials must consider.
  3. Confusing procedures, such as not evacuating during a fire, can increase the risk of stampedes and serious accidents.

Links to Consider, 2/13

In My Tribe • 182 implied HN points • 13 Feb 24
🚌 Education Beliefs Institutions Parenting Schools Reform
  1. Individuals may prioritize social rewards over truth in belief adoption, leading to collective delusions. It's hard to overcome irrationality at the individual or group level, so focusing on institutional change is crucial.
  2. There is a pattern in how some view different races, depicted by Coleman Hughes in his book. This mirrors the concept of the Moral Dyad, simplifying moral situations to assign feelings or agency.
  3. Challenges in education include the negative impact of excessive parental spending on education. To promote equality, the idea of a luxury estate tax on high-tuition schools was proposed years ago and still holds potential.

Inside an averted school shooting plot

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 39 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🚌 Education Safety Schools Security Students Incidents
  1. A 14-year-old student in Ohio was arrested for planning a school shooting, targeting specific students and involving anesthetic gases.
  2. The plot involved coordination with an adult in Colorado Springs, highlighting the complex nature of the planned attack.
  3. Despite the detailed planning of this attack, the student was reported, emphasizing the importance of alertness and communication in preventing such incidents.

Let's talk about school lockdowns

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 59 implied HN points • 05 Dec 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Security Schools Policy Research Gun Violence
  1. In school lockdowns, students are often told to hide in classrooms, while in other dangerous situations people are advised to run, hide, or fight.
  2. There is a lack of research supporting the effectiveness of school lockdowns compared to evacuating the school during shootings.
  3. The school security industry heavily influences lockdown procedures, despite shootings often happening outside the classroom.

Demise of the Pac-12, Campus Spending, and DeSantis at Yale

The Future of Education • 19 implied HN points • 14 Sep 23
🚌 Education Higher Ed Innovation Schools Parenting
  1. Colleges are facing financial challenges as federal funding decreases and there's pressure to bring in more revenue, even impacting athletic programs like the Pac-12.
  2. Many colleges are criticized for excessive spending that doesn't align with providing value to students, contributing to the overall cost crisis in higher education.
  3. It's important to rethink incentives and challenge the idea that spending more equates to delivering a better education at colleges.

(Virtually) Hug a Teacher

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 27 Apr 20
🚌 Education Health Schools Teachers Children
  1. Kids, parents, and educators are eager for schools to reopen due to challenges like screen time fatigue, multi-role balancing, and new teaching methods.
  2. Plans for school reopenings should prioritize strict social distancing until widespread testing, contact tracing, and vaccine availability improve.
  3. Flexibility and preparedness are key for schools to navigate potential reopening challenges, like altering schedules, increasing cleaning, and being ready to close if infection rates rise.

Rapid screening in schools

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jul 21
🏥 Health & Wellness COVID-19 Schools Rapid Testing Vaccination Prevention
  1. Regular rapid antigen testing in schools can help prevent disruptions and keep schools open by catching infectious cases
  2. Using daily testing in schools can lead to significantly fewer school days lost and staff absences due to Covid-19 compared to mandatory isolation measures
  3. Denmark recommends regular testing for school children as a measure to control the spread of Covid-19