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By Sen. Graig Meyer – State Senator, North Carolina
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By Reps. Ashton Clemmons (HD-57) and Graig Meyer (HD-50)
The question that seems to be on everyone’s mind is, “What should schools do?”
Honest answer: There are no perfect options for how to return to traditional schooling during the pandemic.
We are two members of the N.C. General Assembly who became representatives while working in schools. Our thoughts these days are very much with our educator colleagues who are trying to find the best solution to safely reopen schools during the COVID pandemic.
We know the limitations of aging school facilities and constantly thinning budgets. We know the children whose parents are essential workers or those who do not have internet at home. We hear from parents worried about their children’s emotional well-being and see the impact of our children not being with friends and lacking daily structure.
Schools are so vital to who we are – so much more than imparting academic standards to students. They are fundamental to our children’s emotional well-being and our economy as well. Unfortunately, the options we have to re-open safely are severely limited by the inadequate support we already provide to public schools.
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Op-ed: North Carolina kids need a support network
Parents know how hard it is to navigate their child’s emotional state on a day-to-day basis, coaxing them through problems big and small. For me, as I think back on my oldest daughter through adolescence years ago, I often felt like a failure as a parent and as a professional social worker… because there were times I had to depend on others to help her.
I reflected on this recently while considering Senate Bill 49, North Carolina’s version of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill that has been introduced all over the country. What all of the bills have in common are sections that basically force school professionals to avoid even mentioning LGBTQ people and to call a kid’s parents if the student comes out to the educator as questioning whether they might be transgender.
Setting my own parenting experience aside, I am saddened to see legislation like this while we’re in the middle of the worst adolescent mental health crisis we’ve ever seen. Based on a recent survey of high schoolers, only 49 percent say they feel good about themselves. Thirty-three percent said they feel alone.And perhaps most relevant to this bill, among students who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, 48 percent have seriously considered committing suicide in the last