District 518 pursues student mental health care, safety options for 'Armageddon Corner' and Crailsheim Road
The Daily GlobeSep 13, 2022
Sep. 12—WORTHINGTON —
"What we've noticed, or I'm hearing a lot, is there's a number of students with anxiety," said Superintendent
Last year, the district made an agreement with a mental health professional to spend about 12 hours a week at
Landgaard is also hoping to have another professional work one day a week at the Learning Center in the future.
"The way this works is, these individuals will meet with the student two, three, four times. If they continue, then we'll switch them over to private insurance," Landgaard said. "So we're paying for the first few meetings with appointments and then at that point, they'll switch over to a private insurance, if there's a long-term need for that student."
Originally, a high school counselor, social workers and school psychologists came to Landgaard with concerns over student mental health — which has been prevalent across
The cost of the additional mental health help will be covered by the school's federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding, Landgaard said.
The committee also asked school administration to look into having crossing guards near the
"I think we need to at least look at the possibility of having (crossing guards) there," said
In response to city and county concerns about student safety along the
The study found that the speed limit on
Both governing bodies drafted resolutions requesting MnDOT look at the corridor again, this time on a school day.
According to Landgaard,
The committee also asked administrators to research the rules governing the
In other news Monday, the committee:
* Heard a donor is considering giving money to the school for a legacy wall at Trojan Field, where other donors could be recognized through the purchase of bricks or pavers, with money from donations going to extracurriculars.
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* Received an update on enrollment, which is slightly up from last year, with 722 students at
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