U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced the Handle with Care Act to connect children who experience traumatic events, including domestic violence situations, drug raids, overdoses, and more, to school resources that are designed to provide the child with trauma-informed care. “All too often, traumatic events have […]
It’s Time for Change Part 3- A Web of Support
It would be an oversimplification to point fingers at any one issue for being the cause of gun violence infiltrating our schools. At the heart of the issues, we have failed our children as a society. From government level all the way to our schools, students have slipped through the cracks. Their safety, both physically […]
It’s Time for Change Part 2 – What Teachers Need
Over the last week, I have been submerging myself in article after article related to gun violence within American schools as a whole, and specifically the horrors that occurred in Parkland, Florida. While a wide array of different responses have been mentioned, I am pleased to see the growing number of people who believe mental […]
