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Student advisory board reports influence district mental-health planning; students push for social workers over AI tools
Summary
The Superintendent Student Advisory Board reported its recent work and said students rejected AI-based mental-health platforms and instead advocated for social workers in every school; administrators said principals and HR are exploring funding to expand social-worker coverage.
The Superintendent Student Advisory Board delivered its report to the Little Rock School District board on March 19, and members described recent activities, competitions and a mission to represent diverse student perspectives. Tony Hart, a tenth-grader at Little Rock Central High, spoke for the group and recited the body’s mission to evaluate student issues and develop student leaders.
Hart summarized breakout sessions that addressed the code of conduct and district status and said the student advisory group is meeting monthly and keeps an open-door policy for interested students. He encouraged peers to participate and announced upcoming student leadership events and the next advisory meeting on April 22.
During the board discussion, Dr. Wright and other administrators highlighted an example of student influence on district policy: students had evaluated several proposed mental-health technologies and "voted them all down," favoring increased social-worker staffing instead. Dr. Wright said that, as a result of student advocacy, middle- and high-school principals were meeting with human resources to identify ways to fund social workers in every school.
Board members praised the students’ contributions and encouraged continued engagement, and administration said it would keep the board apprised of implementation steps tied to student recommendations.
