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Mentor board reviews changes to student suicide and abuse-prevention training policy
Summary
Boarders discussed revisions to Neola policy 8462 after public concern that the draft removes requirements that trainings be "evidence-based" and delivered by law enforcement or prosecutors; administration said practices will remain aligned with best practices and staff are meeting with community members to bridge gaps.
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education heard public concern Tuesday about proposed changes to Neola policy 8462, which governs youth suicide prevention and child-abuse-prevention training for school staff.
Parents and a retired suicidologist urged the board to keep a requirement that prevention programs be evidence-based and noted risks if schools move away from scientifically supported interventions. “I would hope that our schools will continue to rely on scientifically derived interventions and not imagine — I cannot imagine a good reason to remove the requirement for evidence-based interventions from policy 8462,” said John Sanford during the meeting’s public-comment period.
Board discussion and administration remarks centered on changes in state law enacted this year. Superintendent-level staff said House Bill 96 removed a statutory…
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