Teachers Should Get Mental Health Training.

Teachers Should Get Mental Health Training.

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Fresno County Board of Education

Why this petition matters

Started by Jennifer Pineda

Students within the ages of 5-18 years old are told, that their whole life depends on how well they do in school, and that their life is ruined if they do badly. While doing good in school is important, it is also important that students take care of themselves. Not just physically, but mentally as well! Students all around the world sacrifice their mental well being just to have good grades. They often pull "all nighters" and go as far as to sacrifice the things they love to do. It all often leads to mental illnesses like severe anxiety and depression. 

Schools are well aware of this issue, but are they doing something about it? We have counselors, and some schools even have psychologists and sources to help, but is it enough?

A solution we propose is that Teachers could get mental health training to help form better relationships with students. A good relationship between a student and a teacher has lead to the students' grade improvement, trust bond, and overall better in-class performance. The money can come through taxes to help pay for the training and to give teacher's a pay raise for their extra work.

55 have signed. Let’s get to 100!