Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and converting the libraries into ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district announced.
Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and converting the libraries into ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district announced.
Feels like a problem that’s related to a lack of librarians and libraries.
Sorry, can you unpack this a little? Per the article existing librarians are being transferred or dismissed, did you mean in the larger community?
I think they probably meant in the larger community and in this one. Access to educational materials and services would go a long way in making it harder for things like this to happen. A big problem in America, especially conservative majority areas, is that lack of resources, information, and education makes it easier for political and economic interests to overshadow people’s well being. Look at the push for ‘right-to-work’, brexit, West Virginia and Kentucky in general. There are a lot of people who have restricted access to information and learning who make their decisions based on Fox news, Facebook, and worse.
Basically this. Knowledge is power. People who feel empowered tend to be in better control of their life trajectory and have a better chance to elevate their happiness. Happiness helps avoid the depression spiral that seems to have gripped so many people.
Removing access to free eduction resources and replacing it with a soft-juvi-rehab will only hurt people in the long run.
“You’re not doing well in school? Failing some classes and need more help? How about we try suspension for 2 weeks to fix that?”