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Speakers urge Escambia schools to add resilience training and expand vocational pathways
Summary
During the public forum, a local nonprofit leader urged the board to consider a resilience training program tied to recent state action, and a trades business owner urged earlier and greater exposure to plumbing, electrical and other skilled trades in schools.
Two public‑forum speakers asked the Escambia County School Board to strengthen in‑school programming: one urged adoption of a resilience and life‑skills training program, and another urged more intentional vocational pathways to address a projected shortage of tradespeople.
Why it matters: speakers argued that both resilience training and stronger career‑tech exposure would help students’ mental health, civic participation and future employability.
What speakers said
Andre Christian, who identified himself as CEO of the local nonprofit…
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