Mandatory Mental Health Screening being pushed by Feds

Wow. REading what was done to you was pretty upsetting to me! It reinforced my suspicions of how poorly the school system sometimes handles OUR children. Just as they tried to place the blame on your parent's my school tried to place the blame on me. To some degree they are still trying to hold on to that belief. I really had to learn how to "work the system" in order to get him the help that he needed. I'm temped to go on a rant abuot my experience now, but I just don't have the energy, ya know? I'm glad you were able to figure things out and get them off your back, eventually. Sometimes, I guess you just have to play their game and tell them what they want to hear...

I am so happy you stood up for him and that he is now doing better and WITHOUT the meds! I suffered anxiety related to school, because my teachers singled me out for abuse due to the fact they didn't like my older brother. I did nothing wrong but I didn't WANT to go to school because I was ostracized, marginalized humiliated and ridiculed on a daily basis. NOBODY in the school did a damned thing to help with THAT, but they did force me to see their psychologist for years, dragging me out of class and forcing me to miss MORE school, and they twisted everything I told them to make everything I ever said sound like my (innocent) parents were abusing me in the most unspeakable ways! They even went so far as to try to remove me from my (good) home to put me into foster care or an institution - the only reason why they did not succeed is because my dad was a government employee and had some very influential friends. They never left me alone with the FORCED psych tests and visits until I figured out how to give them the answers that they'd find "normal". I only figured THAT out by reading LOTS of psychology books in my spare time, by the time I was 15 I had taught myself enough that I probably knew more than the people evaluating me! Lucky for me I have (or had LOL) a high IQ so was ABLE to figure out how to stop the school's abuse of me - most kids won't have that luxury.

Yep they believe in the choice of wether or not to have the baby but after that they want complete control of its upbringing. It shocks me so many women vote democratic. I personally find their policies on children to be degrading to women. It treats them like they do not know who to raise their children or whta is best for their child. Which is insulting and belittling. They are my kids.....if I feel they need to be tested than I will take them to a doctor and have them tested. As for the other aspects of their raising...hands off. I am doing just fine on my own and don't want or need their "help".

I won't even do it then. Even if they give it to the president and everyone else. It is basically the government once again going into your private life. THey need to stay out of it.

*pushes independent though alarm button*

i know. Too many issues. The biggest one being doing it behind the parents backs.

there is a bill recently submitted that if it passes will make it were they can only do it with the parents consent.

the bill passed in 2005. But the government has not put the program into the works yet. But htey are already planning to roll it out to the schools soon. That is why a new bill was just introduced saying it could only be done with parents consent.

Or how about this? Instead of, or along with mandatory testing of the students...lets do those mandatory tests of the TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS?? How many of them to you think have mental disorders? I'm not against teachers or administrators in general but we all know there are SOME who have no business working with our children!

exactly. YOu are the mom, you will make the decisions for you childrne.

I think as long as it is voluntary and then the government only makes "suggestions" than fine. But they don't need to preasure or dictate.