Updated: 7:18 PM PST February 3, 2021
SAN DIEGO Local prosecutors, police and school officials Wednesday announced the creation of an app aimed at aiding students who have recently experienced trauma that may be affecting their behavior and performance at school. The Handle with Care app allows police to inform schools if a student has recently experienced a traumatic event such as domestic violence in the home, the arrest of a family member or a violent crime, which may lead the child to act out or perform poorly at school.
Specifics of the incidents are not provided to schools or school districts and the notification does not become part of the child s permanent record, according to a statement from the San Diego County District Attorney s Office, which said the trauma and stress experienced outside of school can lead to the child getting into trouble rather than receiving support. The app was first rolled out through a pilot program in which the Chula Vista
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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, police and schools have banned together to launch a new app that supports students dealing with trauma.
DA Summer Stephan joined KUSI’s Lauren Phinney on Good Morning San Diego to explain what the “Handle With Care” app can do for struggling students.
The full press release from the DA’s office is below:
Children Exposed to Trauma to be ‘Handled with Care’ by School
DA, Police and Schools Unite to Launch New App
When children encounter police because they were a witness to violence or a traumatic event, they can sometimes show up to school the next few days feeling upset, setting off a cycle of poor school performance or acting out, whether in school in person or virtually. Unless a teacher knows the student experienced recent trauma, the child could end up in trouble instead of receiving support. The District Attorney’s Office, the San Diego County Office of Education, local law enforcement and local
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