Article archive / February 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 6. Source pages: 9.
In January the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) was due to discuss changes to Bulletin 741, the Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators.
At a recent meeting of the Counseling Association, members voiced concerns about the proposed changes and asked members to attend the January 15 meeting of BESE.
BESE has been discussing changes that could reduce school counselors, along with physical education teachers and school librarians, according to reports by Tom Aswell, from Louisiana Voice. Aswell noted that Board member Lottie Beebe of Breaux Bridge said there will be no public hearing per se on the proposed changes. He also noted that Beebe said “many of the proposed changes are rationalized by State Superintendent John White and department staff as offering flexibility to school systems.”
Aswell wrote, “But at a time of increased focus on school bullying (both physical and electronic) and concerns about student mental health and safety, ‘cutting counselors and replacing them with untested teams is contrary to good public policy and a danger to our kids,’ Beebe said.
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