Committee on education and labor will come to order. Welcome, everyone. I note that a performance present. The committee a quorum is present. The committee is meeting to hear testimony on the importance of trauma and practices in education to assist students impacted by gun violence and other adversities. Miss beth of georgia, of minnesota, miss the of wilde ofiss pennsylvania, and mr. Pastor of texas, are permitted to participate in todays hearings with the understanding that their questions will come on the after all members of the subcommittee have had an opportunity to question the witness. ,ursuant to committee will 7c Opening Statements are limited to the chair and the Ranking Member. This allows us to hear from or witnesses sooner and provides all members with time to ask questions. Can you hear me all right . All right. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. I want to begin by acknowledging that this morning marks 18 years since the terrorist att
We have been talking about sources of trauma for students. You mentioned abuse and neglect. One issue that hasnt come up is gun violence and the impact that has on students. It is not the only source of trauma, but it is one of the sources. I know we had a hearing recently, and ms. Hayes asked secretary devos about using federal money to arm teachers. She stated that she lacked the authority, secretary devos, to tell schools they cannot use federal funding to arm teachers. Im wondering where you come in, if you believe, maybe a show of hands, if you think Arming Teachers is part of the solution to addressing gun violence in schools . Anybody feel that it is part of the solution to addressing gun violence in schools . Ms. Hofmeister i can only speak to oklahoma, and that is not something we have had requested of the state department of education. This is a conversation for the federal and state level. Rep. Davis just so the record shows no one raised their hands. If you feel that gun re
Children ian and ethan. We are a new family. We are happy to be a part of this great family. My children and i are treated with love and respect. We were previously at another school. My son came home frustrated and feeling bad. When i asked for help it was difficult to talk to the principal. He never had time. He practically left me talking alone. At one meeting he told me if i didnt give medicine for my son, there wasnt much they could do. I found new school. Now, i feel they listen to me and my children will be able to have a Better Future because they are surrounded by people who care about us. I come to ask you to authorize renewal of the license from the Wonderful School to give us the opportunity for the school where the children can receive an excellent education and be part of our beautiful community. Thank you. [applause. ] [speaking spanish. J thank you, thank you. applause i will translate and add that she is a single mom of three children with very poor eyesight. That is w
You can catch a plane. In the early states are not easy to get to. From ohio you have to go to chicago and iowa, charlotte into South Carolina or atlanta. The travel, packing and unpacking the bags, that is the hard part. Being away from the family. The one thing that has been interesting is there is almost a consensus in the country not just how screwed up washington , but the challenges of the country. You can be in a Manufacturing Center in youngstown the , hospital has closed, they lost jobs, challenges with opiates, some kind of drug addiction, issues around the environment, algae blooms, water, whatever , and you can go into rural iowa and it is the same thing. They are losing a Maternity Ward in the hospital. They are dealing with a methamphetamine issue. They are losing manufacturing, downtown needs rehabilitated and old theater needs renovated. The commonality to me has been really striking. I thought people were all same thing, but the level of detail as to whats happening to
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