Jacksonville Teachers Learn How To Reach Students Through Their Trauma [news.wjct.org]

Jenna Quinn (PACEs Connection Staff) 7/15/2110:51 PM

By Sydney Boyles, WJCT, July 9, 2021

More than 1-in-4 students in Jacksonville schools has what’s considered a high level of trauma, according to state data.

To help teachers address the symptoms of that trauma in their classrooms, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund is looking to build out a training program the district is piloting with a nonprofit organization called Hope Street.

“Trauma causes emotional dysregulation and sensory dysfunction,” said Hope Street founder Callie Lackey. “Trauma impacts our ability to be alert, to be organized.”

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