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Downingtown board hears detailed student life update on vaping, mental health and AI in classrooms
Summary
The board heard a multi-school student life update led by Justin Brown and Superintendent Dr. O'Donnell summarizing student feedback on mental health, vaping, cell phone use and upcoming AI policy discussions; the district plans targeted outreach to underrepresented students and will use feedback to inform principals and pupil services.
Justin Brown, chair of the district's student life committee, told the Downingtown Area School District Board on Nov. 12 that student life meetings now take place during the school day and gather qualitative feedback from a broad mix of students on mental health, vaping and other concerns.
Brown said sessions use a mix of open invitations and targeted outreach from counselors, principals and teachers. "We're picking students from a multitude of different backgrounds," he said, adding that meetings include students who are not part of…
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