Transgender people take a beating at both ends of the Capitol today
Transgender people take a beating at both ends of the Capitol today
THE TRANSGENDER SPORTS BAN: Independent Sen. Jim Hendren joined six Democrats in opposition,
Transgender people the Republican hot button of choice this year took a beating in the House and Senate today.
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By overwhelming majorities, the House endorsed legislation that will likely end medical services for transgender people younger than 18. The Senate endorsed legislation to ban transgender women from sports from kindergarten through college, though none currently is participating in Arkansas.
The Senate voted 28-7 for SB 354 by Sen. Missy Irvin to prohibit
Major Health, Education, and Child Welfare Organizations Oppose Anti-LGBTQ State-Based Legislation
Today, the nation’s leading child health and welfare groups representing more than 7 million youth-serving professionals and more than 1000 child welfare organizations released an open letter calling for lawmakers in states across the country to oppose dozens of bills that target LGBTQ people, and transgender children in particular. In too many states, lawmakers are focusing on passing bills that attack our nation’s most vulnerable, instead of focusing on how to help the American people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The signers note: “As organizations committed to serving the best interests of all youth, we are deeply alarmed at the torrent of bills introduced in state legislatures around the country this year that would directly harm transgender people, and particularly transgender youth. These appalling proposals would compromise the safety and well-being of the young people
Trasell Underwood doesn t know how hard it will be yet.
Underwood adopted her son when he was 5 months old; she says his birth mother was using drugs during pregnancy, and she was concerned from the outset about his potential disabilities. When her son was in prekindergarten, she felt her toddler was even more hyperactive than toddlers typically are, and had him independently tested for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She brought the results to the special education staff at Pecan Springs Elementary, who concurred. But diagnoses change as kids grow and develop, and sometimes that growth highlights new needs to be addressed by parents and teachers. That s why the law requires reevaluation for special education students every three years.
The graduate program in school psychology at Saint Rose recently received accreditation once again from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), meaning students can feel secure in the knowledge that the Saint Rose program meets and exceeds NASP’s rigorous national standard for graduate preparation.
“We are truly committed to meeting and exceeding the gold standard of school psychology preparation. School psychologists have a direct impact upon the lives of children, families, classrooms, and the community at large. The work that we do as a professional training program has a far-reaching impact well beyond the Saint Rose campus,” said Dr. Andrew Shanock, associate professor of school psychology at Saint Rose. “By going through our program, the students know that they will be most prepared for completing the duties of a school psychologist. They will be well trained to address the mental health, social, and academic needs of all children, provide support and
State representative pushing for mental, behavioral telehealth resources in schools
A Georgia lawmaker wants to make mental health more accessible to students.
ATLANTA - There s a push to provide thousands of Georgia students with additional resources for their mental health.
A lawmaker wants the state to develop guidelines for telehealth services in public schools.
State Rep. Sandra Scott said the pandemic continues to have an impact on students mental and emotional health.
She recently introduced legislation in the Georgia General Assembly that she hopes will provide students with more access to mental health professionals who can address their feelings. We do not have enough psychologists, she said.