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State Superintendent Thurmond holds hearing on special education funding

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State Superintendent Thurmond holds hearing on special education funding

State Superintendent Thurmond holds hearing on special education funding

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond held a special education funding hearing Friday.

The hearing included legislators, state agencies, and foundations discussing public and private partnerships to fund student support services programs on school campuses, including improving safety.

SUPERINTENDENT TONY THURMONDHOLDING ASPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDINGHEARING EARLIER TODAY.THE HEARING INCLUDEDLEGISLATORS... STATE AGENCIESAND FOUNDATIONS DISCUSSINGPUBLIC AND PRIVATEPARTNERSHIPS TO FUND STUDENTSUPPORT SERVICESPROGRAMS ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES --INCLUDINGIMPROVING SAFETY."REAL SCHOOL SAFETY COMES FROMBUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS,STRENGTHENING SOCIAL-EMOTIONALAND PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONALHEALTH WELLNESS AND ADDRESSINGAND PREVENTING STRUCTIONALTRAUMA.

WE HAVE RIGOROUSEVIDENCE THAT PROGRAMS THATBUILD THESE CRUCIAL ELEMENTSCREATE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVESCHOOLS."OFFICIALS SAY THE FUNDING WILLGO TOWARD RESTORATIVEJUSTICE... DE-ESCALATION...SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING...MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELINGPROGRAMS ANDMORE.THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT ALSOCALLED FOR BETTER TRAINING ONIMPLICIT BIAS AND IMPROVED DATACOLLECTION ON EXPULSIONSAND DISCIPLINARIAN ACTIONS.DURING THE HEARING -- THURMONDSAID THE DEPARTMENTOF EDUCATION IS WORKING TO RE-IMAGINE STUDENT SUPPORT ANDDISCIPLINE.SOME OPTIONS INCLUDE REDUCING ORELIMINATINGPOLICE PRESENCE ON CAMPUS ANDADDING MORE MENTAL HEALTHCOUNSELING SERVICES.TODAY WAS THE DAY FOR DELANOHIGH GRADUATE




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