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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally get why MCPS doesn’t want to give up on students. But there are a real subset of kids who are violent and disruptive, and they get shuffled from school to school rather than truly addressing the underlying issues. I don’t think many here are aware of some of the deeply disturbed family lives some of these kids are coming from. Social media is THE LAST CONCERN in these situations. But these kids are creating outsized problems.

MCPS thinks it can soften expectations to give kids multiple chances as they attempt to support mental health and teach social skills that aren’t being supported or taught at home.

It doesn’t work, and it degrades the educational experience of everyone else.

MCPS needs to go back to setting clear behavioral and academic expectations and then enforce them.   One, this actually helps a lot of kids who struggle in terms of behavior.  Two, there are kids who could behave just fine, but who take advantage of the fact there are few rules and no consequences. Three, it makes the environment healthier for everyone.

And four, for those kids with significant behavioral issues, use a collaborative case management approach to address all aspects of the child’s life. If this includes transferring the student to a special school for kids with acute behavioral issues, do it. But have a clear plan in place for reintegrating that child when they meet behavioral expectations. [/quote]

They are doing far more harm than good with their fake mental health and social support.  There is no real mental health or social support, just class discussions with teachers or SSL hour lectures/activities to "discuss it."  Kids with true mental health and other issues need real help outside MCPS, as MCPS is to educate, not parent or handle mental health crises, and should only get involved to help parents get their kids to the right support.  Many of these kids need therapists, psychologists/psychiatrists and really good evaluations and that's not happening in MCPS.  It also needs to start catching learning disabilities earlier and getting those kids help if kids cannot perform in school they get discouraged and give up or act out.  [b]MCPS and/or the county should establish a few mental health clinics outside the schools where families can go for crisis mental health (the crisis center is more set up for adults than kids) and the county needs to offer more mental health services (they do have some but not accessible to all) for kids (although I suspect one issue is they cannot hire enough social workers/therapists as no one wants to work for the county anymore as it isn't a good job as it once was)[/b].[/quote]

YES! You nailed it. MCPS is NOT equipped nor should it be the lead on TREATING AND SUPPORTING kids with mental health needs or issues. It can, though, be on the front lines of diagnosing or spotting those needs, much like they are with vision and hearing.

Prince George's County is leading the way here: https://wjla.com/news/health/walk-in-services-comprehensive-mental-health-care-available-prince-georges-county-lanham-maryland-hospital-behavioral-pavilion-treatment-community-clinic-outpatient-program-dmv-make-appointment-angela-alsobrooks

Prince William County, Va: https://wjla.com/news/local/prince-william-county-holds-ribbon-cutting-for-new-mental-health-crisis-receiving-center-glenn-youngkin-substance-abuse-elizabeth-guzman-woodbridge

MoCo needs to follow suit.[/quote]

Their vision and hearing screenings are a joke, just are the ones in the ped's clinics.  They were completely incorrect for my kids and they have no business doing medical care for kids.  If they want to provide medical care, set up clinics in some of the local schools with parent consent so kids can get regular care and physicals at a free or low cost.  It's all for the show.

They need to focus on education.  If some of these kids were getting a better education and their needs met (especially via early intervention in K-5), many of them would be doing far better later on.  When they ignore basic learning disabilities and only provide minimal support for other disabilities and delays they are failing our kids.  When they ignore smart and gifted kids and lump them all together, they are failing our kids.  When they ignore the average kids who may be struggling but too quiet or because they are passing, they are also failing those kids.

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I don't know what to tell you. I personally benefited from the vision screenings in MCPS as a kid in the 90s, so I disagree that it doesn't work. My teachers noticed the issue, I had the vision screening and then I got a referral to an optometrist and I got glasses, which I desperately needed.

I agree with the other points, but it's not unreasonable to expect that the entity that has oversight of our kids for 6 hours a day every day can play a role in screening for physical and mental health anomalies.[/quote]

With my third son who never complained about vision and pediatrician does not check eyes till like 8 so the school screening him in kindergarten showed me that my kid's reading issues were his eyes not trying.  It is a wonderful thing our schools do for the kids. [/quote]

Kids wouldn't know their vision is changing or bad.  As a parent, you clearly neglected your kids if you didn't take them for regular eye exams.[/quote]

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