Kern County School Districts, Behavior Health say there s an increase in mental health problems among students and staff
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Posted at 5:30 PM, Jan 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-28 20:51:42-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. â It is no secret that the pandemic has been hard on peopleâs mental health, especially for students. One school district in Las Vegas lost 18 of its students due to suicide over the past nine months, and that situation raises the question: are other districts including here locally dealing with similar issues?
Kern County school districts and Behavior Health say that they have seen an increase in mental health problems among students and staff, but they are trying to help students by utilizing their resources such as counselors and psychologists to help those struggling the most.
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Tuesday night, the Rosedale Union School District met to talk about whether or not to return to in-person learning, a few return dates have been approved.
Rosedale Union School District to continue distance learning through Jan. 12
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. â Rosedale Union School District announced Wednesday that distance learning will continue through Jan. 19, the earliest.
The decision was made in part due to low staffing levels because of exclusions and quarantines that spiked after Thanksgiving.
The decision to return to in-person learning or to stay with distance learning will be made at the board meeting on Jan. 12.
The original announcement to return to distance learning was made Dec. 8.
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December marks a changing of the guard for local school boards. Tuesday was a particularly momentous day after an election season that attracted more candidates and more attention.
New trustees were sworn in for the boards of the Kern Community College District, the Bakersfield City School District, Rosedale Union School District and Panama-Buena Vista School District.Â
Yovani Jimenez, 29, a case manager for Clinica Sierra Vista, was sworn into the board of the Kern Community College District. Jimenez will represent Area 6, a newly-rezoned area that stretches from south Kern County to Lake Isabella.
Jimenez is a resident and native of Lamont, the son of an immigrant and a first-generation college student. He says he knows first-hand the importance of education in the area he represents.