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District behavior specialist explains how brain development shapes student behavior
Summary
Jennifer Casey, the district's behavior specialist, briefed the board on brain development, stress responses (fight/flight/freeze/fawn), and classroom strategies such as breathing, movement and relationship-building to help students regulate emotions.
Jennifer Casey, Emporia Public Schools' behavior specialist, presented to the board on how brain development and stress affect student behavior and outlined classroom strategies to support emotional regulation.
Casey described four brain areas she uses when working with school teams: the brain stem (basic biological functions), the midbrain (motor…
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