The social workers serve as a link between family, schools and community services.
The district hired nine additional social workers were hired this school year, and officials said it’s helped during these challenging times.
“Unfortunately, we did lose a teacher this weekend, and Brian had his team of social workers and counselors available for that campus,” said Harlandale ISD Director of Student Support Services and Special Programs Nadine Wolfe.
Brian Jaklich, the social worker coordinator at Harlandale ISD, said the role of a social worker is to remove all the barriers that prevent a student from being successful in school. He said that includes from providing basic resources to families to individual and group counseling.