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After Russell County school employees were educated about adverse childhood experiences, suspensions dropped by half
Suspensions of elementary-school students in Russell County have dropped by half since 2019, when teachers, staff, counselors, and bus drivers began getting intensive training on the effects of childhood trauma on students’ mental and physical health, reports Nadia Ramlagan of Public News Service. “More kids report feeling safe, cared for, and feel they ‘belong’ at
