Matter Month News Today

GOVERNOR Arnold I. Palacios and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang on Thursday signed a proclamation designing June as CNMI Children Matter Month to honor early-childhood education.

The big question for student mental health support has been, “Are schools doing enough?”

After months of watching civil rights demonstrations through the country and on the streets of Jacksonville — at times even participating themselves — the students were surprised when in February the school district didnt seize the opportunity to use Black History Month as an education tool to drive lessons about local racial justice movements and Black history. Instead, the school district launched its own inaugural month-long campaign for mental health and suicide awareness called You Mat...

What was DCPS thinking?

Students protest, call for more Black history in Duval County schools Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some Duval County students used their day off Monday to protest outside the school district’s headquarters on the Southbank. The protest is continued to fall out from You Matter Month, a campaign aimed at raising awareness for mental health. Dozens of students and other activists gathered outside the main office of Duval County Public Schools Monday afternoon calling for more emphas...

Coronavirus takes its toll on Florida school testing, events A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.     Ninth-graders at Land OLakes High wait to take Florida Standards Assessments in March 2015. In 2021, parents have concerns about sending their children to schools for in-person testing during the pandemic. [Pasco County School District photo] Published Feb. 15 Parents across Florida have begun receiving calls and emails from their children’s schools, alerting ...

After student-led demonstration, Sandalwood principal calls for ‘frank conversations’ School to continue increased police presence through Friday after mass walk-out Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In an email to Sandalwood High School personnel Wednesday night, Principal Saryn Hatcher addressed the student-organized, mass walkout that occurred hours earlier. “I wanted you to hear from me about some unrest we faced recently as a school family, and steps I’d like to take to bri...

Of course, this wasnt supposed to be taken literally and face masks are still mandated on Duval Schools campuses. The district described the campaign as a way to encourage students to reach out to trusted adults when they are suffering.  But parents and teachers say at a glance, and with the misleading email subject line: "Help students #TakeOffTheMask," theyre worried the mental health campaign could cause even more harm.  "Communication from the district — especially when it regards the a...