Majority Of Schools Increased Social, Emotional Supports For Students Affected By Coronavirus, But Fewer Schools Provided Treatment, Diagnosis Of Mental Health Disorders, 2021-2022 Data Show

The Washington Post (1/17, Meckler , Natanson ) reports, “In the year following George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the number of school resource officers fell as districts responded to calls for limits on police, according to data released…by the U.S. Education Department.” Additionally, “the report found that the overwhelming majority of schools increased social and emotional supports for students affected by the coronavirus, but fewer schools provided treatment and diagnosis of mental health disorders.” The new report examined “the state of safety and security on campuses in 2021-22.”

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