Community Speaks – January 2022
January 22, 2022 by agutting@reviewjournal.com
Filed under Community, Photos
How can we prevent violence in schools and keep our children focused on education?
Cheria Goodloe
I would like to see more mental health programs implemented in daily class courses, such as adding a chakra meditation session before physical education classes. Children should know how to properly release for a better outcome. For neighborhoods — where children experience trauma due to violence — they should be exposed to painting, and creative courses in the schools to help their mental health.
Louie Overstreet
Return corporal punishment to schools and hold parents personally liable for the children’s bad behavior.
Marsha Kimble-Simms
Remember years ago we had social workers and psychologists in schools. They caught the mentally challenged before they acted out in the schools. When the mental health budget was slashed, all of that went away. How do you assist kids who are feeling stressed and allow that to morph into feeling angry enough to harm or hurt fellow students?
Rickey Mickey Ormond
Teach unity and preach unity in the schools. Teach consequences and how important education is to the student’s future. And pray for Superintendent Jara. He’s doing a good job.
Tasha Robinson-White
The key to most of this is how we are communicating with our youth. We definitely need specific tools that target community communication.
