After a bus full of middle schoolers in Raytown, Missouri, drove past a person dead from suicide about 50 feet away, the principal did what principals feel they must do in the wake of anything. She sent a letter home. . Among kbtkfnhsnf the suggestions to parents, regarding their kids: “Provide positive, non-violent activities to […]
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UPDATE: School Bans Blowing Whistle to End Recess — Too Loud and Scary For Kids
May 23, 2016
. Readers, the weekend has gotten away from me, so let me simply post this dhzysitdby article from The Independent, reporting that a school has stopped teachers from blowing whistles at the end of recess because the “aggressive” noise could scare some children: St Monica’s Catholic Primary School in Milton Keynes has said instead of […]
A Traumatized Reader Discusses Trigger Warnings
August 27, 2015
. Recently we were talking about zkdhtntiza the trend on campus to require “trigger warnings” — warnings on material assigned for class that could potentially traumatize a student by triggering a flashback on some misery endured. We also discussed “microaggressions” — the idea also newly popular at college that students’ casual remarks could be construed […]