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  • The quest to help traumatized children learn

    Greg Windle

    March 21, 2018 |

    The Notebook |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Philadelphia School District is working to integrate trauma-informed teaching and care into its strategy. It has partnered with Lakeside Global Initiative and the Institute for Family Professionals to offer trainings and classes that help educators understand how trauma affects learning, and what changes can be made to help those experiencing trauma learn. While over 850 teachers have taken the trainings, they are costly, and looking forward may be hard to sustain.

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  • In Philadelphia, school police outnumber counselors

    Greg Windle

    March 16, 2017 |

    The Notebook |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Students who have experienced trauma, most common in high-poverty areas, are more likely to benefit from counseling and support rather than punishment. However, most large U.S. school districts with high poverty rates and a majority Black and Latino residents hire more school police officers than counselors. This exacerbates rather than resolves discipline issues and creates lifelong repercussions for students.

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