Connecticut teaches have been advocating for more mental health supports in our schools for years, but it’s taken a pandemic to awaken the general public to students’ struggles. The legislature is now considering proposals to increase supports for students, and educators need to continue to tell their stories to get legislation across the finish line.
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It’s not just educators and parents advocating for more mental health professionals in schools—students see the need most of all. “If I had something come up that was immediate, frankly, I don’t know what I would do,” says Danbury High School student Will Sweeney, explaining that the mental health professionals at his school are usually booked solid for appointments.
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In the latest episode of CEA’s Two T’s in a Pod, CEA President Kate Dias and Vice President Joslyn DeLancey talk with State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff about education funding, open choice programs, and the latest on the 2022 legislative session.
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Testifying on everything from education funding to kindergarten start age to recruiting and retaining a diverse teaching force and more, many CEA leaders, members, and staff spoke up before the legislature’s Education Committee yesterday.
Children’s aggressive and disruptive behaviors draw immediate attention to their need for mental health supports, but quiet students can also have severe needs for supports that can go unaddressed.
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CEA members and staff are testifying before the legislature’s Appropriations Committee today on issues affecting teacher retirement, including provisions to help attract and retain teachers as well as ways to ensure retired teachers can afford health insurance premiums.
From extreme heat and humidity to freezing temperatures to mold that makes children and teachers sick, Connecticut schools are in dire need of improved indoor air quality, and a bill before the legislature would address that.
Mold, toxic air, poor ventilation systems—these are hidden risks to children’s health that CEA is asking legislators to address as part of our What You Don’t See campaign. Educators, students, and families are speaking out on the issue—and legislators are joining them. You can, too.
