Merri,

I agree with this 100%.

>I feel that teachers, who are already very overworked and underpayed, should
>be relieved of some of these responsibilities, and the school, if they
>haven't already, should actually have trained professionals in school social
>work to deal with these
>special circumstances. Partnerships between the school teachers and social
>workers would be of great service.

Unfortunately, it is not the norm. Most teachers have to deal with the whole kit-and-kaboodle of student issues. The school social workers, when the schools have them, are over worked and underpaid as well. It should be a joint endeavor, but too few teachers, too many students, problems get missed. I just think that teachers should be better equipped.

Shawn Weisser

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