Whether it’s in the form of a fight or the words of a bully, the stress of the pandemic is welling over into hallways, classrooms and school yards.
Cheryl Anderson’s grandson is a student at Landmark Middle and was kept home after a school threat in December.“He feels safe when he’s with me,” Anderson said, “and I just want him to feel safe wherever he goes.”
We checked, and the number of disciplinary actions have jumped in Clay County. From 8,693 in the first semester of the 2018/19 school year to 12,762 in the first semester of this year. That trend is also showing up in other districts. Action News Jax looked at the first semester of the 2018/19 school year as a baseline, before the pandemic began. Then Investigator Emily Turner compared those numbers to the first semester this year.
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