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Change may be coming in how police are deployed in schools
Published: 2/8/2021 7:43:48 PM
When it comes to the question of armed and uniformed police officers as a permanent presence in the public school system, emotions run high on both sides of the argument. Debate over school resource officers, as they are known, has for years been a regular feature of New Hampshire town meetings and school board deliberations.
Local officials will soon have new guidance on the issue, thanks to the work of the governor’s commission on police accountability. Officially known as the New Hampshire Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community and Transparency, the 14-member commission was appointed by Gov. Chris Sununu last spring amid national protests over systemic racism in policing.
February 7, 2021 GMT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) The Office of the Child Advocate is cosponsoring a “Magnify Voices Expressive Arts” contest for children to highlight the need to improve New Hampshire’s children’s mental health system.
Children in fifth through 12th grades may submit creative expressions of their experience or observations of mental health in New Hampshire. Options include a short film up to two minutes; an essay or poem up to 1,000 words; or a design in another medium of expression such as a painting, song, or sculpture.
The contest was established in 2019 as the flagship activity during Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month to highlight the need for improvement in New Hampshire’s children’s mental health system.
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The annual Magnify Voices Expressive Arts contest is open to students in grades 5-12 around New Hampshire and raises awareness about children s mental health issues around the state. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
CONCORD, NH As mental health awareness month kicks off, the New Hampshire Office of the Child Advocate announced a statewide expressive arts contest on Thursday that helps raise awareness about the experience of living with mental illness.
The Magnify Voices Expressive Arts contest was launched in 2019 as the flagship activity during Children s Mental Health Awareness Month to highlight the need for improvement in the state s children s mental health system. More than 100 children have submitted art projects over the past two years as part of the initiative and this year s contest will again offer students throughout New Hampshire the chance to participate in a variety of creative forums.