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FLEMING ISLAND—During the March 3 Clay County School Board meeting, Superintendent David Broskie shared the results of a student climate and culture survey.
He said 61% of the district’s students participated in the survey, which is a 10% improvement over last year.
Broskie said a positive outcome of the survey was that a high percentage of students agreed with the following two statements: “There is an adult at my school who will help me if I need it,” and “I think school is important.”
He added that one area that needs improvement is reflected in the low number of students who agreed with this statement: “Students treat each other with kindness and respect at my school.”
In other news from the March 3 school board meeting:
Bullock wants more mental health counselors
School Board Member Tina Bullock told her colleagues that the district should consider increasing allocations for mental health counselors.
The former Keystone Heights High School principal represents the Lake Region on the school board.
Bullock said she gave a copy of a memo to Superintendent David Broskie that outlined the issues the students in one Florida third-grade class are facing, like parents who are divorcing, separating, arrested or are caught having an affair. The third graders also listed homelessness, custody changes and not knowing where they will sleep the next night as factors adding to the stress in their lives.
The memo, from Bay County Schools Superintendent Bill Husfelt to parents and community members said, “These students should be thinking about winning a game at recess, or mastering a new spelling list, not where they will sleep at night or who they will be living with the next week!”
