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Waunakee board hears county youth assessment showing rising vaping, anxiety and large treatment gaps
Summary
Curriculum committee presented Dane County Youth Assessment results showing increased vaping and high anxiety among students; social workers flagged low rates of treatment and proposed earlier interventions and parent education.
At the February meeting of the Waunakee Community School District Board of Education, the curriculum committee summarized results from the Dane County Youth Assessment and district social workers described rising vaping and anxiety among middle- and high-school students and a large gap between students reporting symptoms and those receiving treatment.
The committee presentation said the assessment, administered every three years and delivered anonymously to middle- and high-school students, had participation of about 600 students at the middle school and about 570 at the high school. Presenters said alcohol use had remained steady compared with past cycles while tobacco, THC and vaping had increased since the 2021 survey; vaping will likely be the focus of…
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