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Barnstable wellness committee spotlights mental health, expands screen‑free week pilot and menu review
Summary
The district wellness committee presented its triannual assessment and set goals including a wellness newsletter, a menu review committee and an expanded 'screen‑free week' pilot; survey respondents identified student mental health as the top concern.
The Barnstable School Committee received a triennial wellness update on June 4 that said district staff and school health professionals identified student mental health as the top concern and outlined three district goals for the year: a wellness newsletter, a menu review, and a pilot "screen‑free week."
The wellness committee, co‑chaired by David Badeau (director of food services) and Alicia Bryant (director of health services), summarized a 2022–23 survey of school staff and noted that respondents ranked mental health above nutrition and physical activity as the most pressing issue affecting students. "Mental health was the leading concern from our respondents," Bryant said.
The committee reported several concrete efforts the…
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