While on location at the Association of California School Administrators’ (ACSA) 2020 Annual Every Child Counts Symposium (ECC), host Sloan Simmons talked with Lozano Smith attorney and ECC presenter Jennifer Baldassari, and Nathan Moreno, Director of Special Education at Soledad Unified School District (as of July 1, 2020, Director of Special Education at Guadalupe Union School District), regarding student suicide risk assessments, child find, case law, and suicide prevention.  This timely discussion highlights recent legislative changes in the area of suicide prevention, and includes ideas on resources and best practices to consider when addressing the topic of suicide prevention in California school districts.  Bonus material recorded during school campus closures provides additional resources for helping students during the present crisis.

Show Notes & References

3:35 – Student v. Golden Plains USD (OAH 2019) OAH Case No. 2019040042
10:10 – School avoidance podcast episodes (Part 1 & Part 2)
14:22 – Completing a risk assessment
17:31 – Student Records
18:40 – Importance of risk assessments
21:04 – Impacts of 13 Reasons Why and Social Media
22:34 – Frequency of training
24:03 – AB 1767
24:36 – AB 34
24:52 – CDE & CSBA suicide prevention toolkits
26:07 – Support to a district and community if a suicide occurs
30:03 – Addressing suicide prevention and mental health issues during distance-learning times

 

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