Brook Heath from the Department of Health and Welfare says the goal is to wait until 8th grade to allow your children on social media, but even then, parents and families need to have discussions about social media and monitor it regularly.
The Association for Children’s Mental Health (ACMH) estimated that 1 in 5 children in classrooms all across the United States today have a diagnosable emotional, behavioral or mental health disorder.
Mid-Columbia Bus Company, which serves many of South-Central Idaho school districts have been hard at work ensuring they were ready for the start of the school year.
Elementary lunch is $2.75 and secondary schools is $3.00. Reduced lunch is 40 cents. You can apply for free and reduced lunch anytime, but the sooner the better.
Sarah Bender has been teaching math for 10 years, but this will be her first at O’Leary Middle School in Twin Falls, and she is already at school this week getting ready.
The rest of the school district’s plan can’t be enacted until Frontier Elementary is complete however, as after construction at Frontier Elementary is complete, they will begin remodeling Jefferson Elementary.
People lined up starting at 7:45 a.m. Friday morning for the event, which provides back packs, school supplies and gently used clothing to families in need of all ages in the Jerome School District.
School will be starting again pretty soon, and this week’s Fit and Well Idaho report is reminding everyone on some safety precautions as kids head back to the classrooms.
Once a year, teachers across Twin Falls School District take the day to evaluate students’ scores, determining how close, or far, they are from their educational goals.