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Lawmakers hear RFA for two‑year pilot to address extreme classroom behaviors with wellness rooms and paid interns
Summary
Representative Thompson and a Utah State University licensed clinical social worker proposed a two‑year pilot to reduce disruptive nonviolent behaviors in classrooms by funding wellness room paraprofessionals, paid social‑work interns and teacher micro‑credentials; witnesses cited wellness‑room data showing large reductions in office referrals.
Representative Jason Thompson introduced an RFA to the Higher Education Appropriation Subcommittee on Jan. 26 seeking a two‑year pilot to address chronic absenteeism and extreme but nonviolent disruptive behaviors in Utah classrooms.
Thompson framed extreme behaviors as nonviolent but highly disruptive actions, including sustained inattention, dysregulation and incidents that can require classroom evacuation, seclusion or restraint. He said the pilot would test upstream, school‑based interventions…
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