A minimal number of students saw consequences beyond detention, if that, and most punishments aligned with school's unexcused absence policy, ranging from a note home for parents to after-school detention.
Schools regularly create conditions where adults feel pressured to share, contribute or display enthusiasm, even when the task is mismatched, personal context is unseen, and the activity does little to support meaningful professional learning.
The STARR Gym for The Brain treats mental health like physical health and gives schools a shared space to build regulation, emotional literacy and self-care habits.
The Department of Education is ordering staff whom it previously laid off from the Office for Civil Rights back to work to help manage a backlog of discrimination cases.
