“A great many students come to school with emotional and behavioral difficulties that pose serious barriers to their learning,” writes David Bornstein in the New York Times. More than 20 percent of Spokane elementary students had two or more “adverse childhood experiences,” such as homelessness, witnessing domestic violence or having a parent on drugs or in jail, according to a Washington State study.
"Some schools are trying to help students deal with stress. Angelo Elementary School in Brockton, Massachusetts is training teachers and reorganizing classrooms...."
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