Parenting skills should trump mental health screening::By Phyllis Schlafly

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Parenting skills should trump mental health screening::By Phyllis Schlafly (http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/PhyllisSchlafly/2007/02/05/parenting_skills_should_trump_mental_health_screen ing)

Mental health screening of all children is the goal of legislation introduced into many state legislatures this year. Typical of these controversial bills is the Missouri bill that would require every Missouri school district, in collaboration with "the office of comprehensive child mental health," to develop "a policy of incorporating social and emotional development into the district's educational program."

The Missouri bill requires schools to "address teaching and assessing social and emotional skills and protocols for responding to children with social, emotional or mental health problems." The bill also requires the Missouri State Board of Education to set "social and emotional development standards."

One marvels at the arrogance of government officials who think they can set children's social and emotional standards. Where on the chart would they place a child crying because he fell and skinned his knee?

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This Missouri bill is what's considered "education reform" by the government, which means to label more schoolchildren with "social, emotional, or mental health problems". In other words, prescribe them more Ritalin.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

This Missouri bill is what's considered "education reform" by the government, which means to label more schoolchildren with "social, emotional, or mental health problems". In other words, prescribe them more Ritalin.

Actually, I believe if it setting up for the government to replace parents. Obviously parents can't ACTUALLY parent, considering Hillary thinks it takes a village, it's not too farfetched to believe that eventually the village won't suffice and only the government will do.