Harford County Public Schools delivers update on student mental health to Harford County Council
The AegisMay 04, 2022
May 5—Harford County Public Schools representatives delivered an update on the status of students' mental health to the
During the 2021-2022 school year, HCPS has reported 826 suicidal ideation reports, or SIRs, as of
Although the 2020-2021 school year had 307 reports and the 2019-2020 school year had 772 reports, Hennigan said this year's number was "on par with the data that we had the year prior to the pandemic."
"We have not seen a major influx post pandemic," Hennigan said.
They also clarified that the number of SIRsdoes not indicate the number of individual students involved in such reports, because some students may have multiple reports. He also noted that SIRs account for a spectrum of behaviors, from serious incidents to non-serious comments made by students.
"We often find that students make impulsive comments," Alton said, "and they don't necessarily mean what they've said."
Councilmember Curtis Beulah asked how many SIRs involved serious incidents. Hennigan said they had broken down the data but did not present the data at the meeting.
In other council news, the council did not vote on whether or not to override
"The county council let the
The council also introduced a trio of bills relating to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program, and voted to approve a bill that would allow direct communication between council members and members of the county's executive branch outside of the county executive.
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