Comment A comment from a parent of two (Score 1) 596
Dear Pinkerton Corp.;
I am the father of two children. My perspective: If the administration at my child's school comes to me about my child needing "counseling" or "therapy" due to "reports of depression" or other behavioral issues -- I will take them seriously. My child's welfare comes first, and I will follow up.
Given that schools seldom employ fully-qualified mental health specialists, I will of course ask what led them to come to their conclusions. If the answer comes back anything other than "detailed observation, here are our notes" -- for example, the answer is "an anonymous tip from WAVE" -- then you (along with the school district of course) can reasonably expect to be asked to represent yourself in a Texas courtroom. You see, labeling children based on anonymous tips most parents do consider to be a Bad Thing.
And that's the most likely outcome of your program,
stigmatizing labels placed on children without proper basis in fact. This is based on my experience with school adminstrators, who in general do not have the education or skill to *properly* deal with these issues (not to denigrate them, though, they have a tough enough job trying to educate kids).
Mark Brown
I am the father of two children. My perspective: If the administration at my child's school comes to me about my child needing "counseling" or "therapy" due to "reports of depression" or other behavioral issues -- I will take them seriously. My child's welfare comes first, and I will follow up.
Given that schools seldom employ fully-qualified mental health specialists, I will of course ask what led them to come to their conclusions. If the answer comes back anything other than "detailed observation, here are our notes" -- for example, the answer is "an anonymous tip from WAVE" -- then you (along with the school district of course) can reasonably expect to be asked to represent yourself in a Texas courtroom. You see, labeling children based on anonymous tips most parents do consider to be a Bad Thing.
And that's the most likely outcome of your program,
stigmatizing labels placed on children without proper basis in fact. This is based on my experience with school adminstrators, who in general do not have the education or skill to *properly* deal with these issues (not to denigrate them, though, they have a tough enough job trying to educate kids).
Mark Brown
