Roxbury outlines carved-out Lincoln Roosevelt program to support students with school-avoidance needs
Summary
Superintendent announced a carved-out, renovated program at Lincoln Roosevelt School to provide educational and therapeutic support for high-school-age students with substantial anxiety or depression preventing daily attendance; the program will be separate from regular Lincoln Roosevelt operations.
Superintendent Dr. Santoro outlined a new program the district is creating at Lincoln Roosevelt School to serve high-school-age students who struggle with school avoidance due to significant anxiety or depression.
Dr. Santoro said the program will be a carved-out, renovated space separate from Lincoln Roosevelt’s day-to-day operations; it is designed to provide a safe learning environment with specialized instruction and therapeutic intervention for students unable to attend Roxbury High School consistently. The superintendent described the space as being renovated to house services for a segment of the student population that has not previously received this level of specialized support and said more details will follow as the program develops.
The announcement included the district’s intent to integrate therapeutic supports with instruction and to monitor progress as the program is implemented. No formal vote was recorded on the program at this meeting; the board heard the presentation as part of the superintendent’s report.
