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Conservative advocacy groups are speaking out against a new policy in Chicago Public Schools requiring that condoms be made accessible to kids as young as a fifth grade at nearly all 600 public schools at the start of the school year next month.Â
The new policy, which was passed by the Chicago Board of Education in December, requires schools that teach fifth grade and up must make condoms available as part of sexual education requirements. According to The Chicago Sun-Times, the new policy means that all but a dozen of the over 600 CPS schools must provide condoms.Â
Concord schools put enhanced focus on suicide prevention efforts >Published: 7/12/2021 5:24:29 PM
When Concord schools reopen in the fall, each building will have a “suicide prevention liaison,” a school psychologist who will serve as the point of contact when a student is believed to be at an elevated risk of self-harm.
District-wide, Concord plans to put an extra focus on student emotional well-being, with an eye toward suicide prevention.
Last week the Concord School Board passed a detailed suicide prevention plan that lays out the protocol for district staff to follow in order to assess the risk of suicide and intervene if necessary, and also respond to a suicide death if it happens.
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QPR shorthand for Question, Persuade, Refer is one of several evidence-based curriculums recommended for use in schools by suicide prevention experts.
Wyoming has the highest rates of suicide in the nation and some teens here say learning about prevention in schools is a no-brainer, but adults are still debating how, and whether, to make it happen.
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It was clear to Soffy Anderson, 18, that the state needed to take action. She d lost her sister to suicide and wished she d known what signs to look for and how to intervene. When she took a break from class at Cody High School to testify to the Wyoming State Legislature, via Zoom, in favor of a bill that would have mandated suicide prevention education in schools, she was prepared for an easy win.