Classnotes Podcast (September 4, 2026). School discipline can change a student’s future. Reporter Erin Einhorn and IDRA attorney Makiah Lyons discuss ... read moreThe post The Law in Education – When School Discipline and Due Process Collide – IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 260 appeared first on IDRA.

What does a school mental health partnership actually change day to day? Fair question, and it deserves a concrete answer rather than a brochure.Here's the honest before-and-after. Before, a counselor identifies a student who needs more support than a school building can provide. She gives the fa Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

Ben Davis battles Avon in this MIC-HCC early-season matchup. Jacksen White and Parker Moore have the call from Avon High School.

If you're struggling, help is available. Dial 988 or visit afsp.org/indiana. People want to help you. On this week's show, we welcomed American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Indiana Chapter Chair Tammy Lundy to discuss preparations for this year's Out of the Darkness Walk to prevent suicide and to promote mental health awareness. Tammy talked about her personal story, and WBDG student Killian Posey discussed his experiences covering the walk in 2026. To find out more, visit www.afsp.org/indiana

There's a word that gets used too easily in school mental health: resistant.A student comes to sessions, answers in three words, doesn't open up. Somewhere along the line that becomes 'not ready for counseling,' and the case quietly closes. But sit with what that student might be carrying into th Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

To the parent who got a call from the school this week and felt your stomach drop:That call is usually not what you think it is. When a counselor reaches out about your child's mood, or attendance, or something a teacher noticed, they are not telling you that you've done something wrong. They're Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

On this edition of Inside Ben Davis Football, Coach Brett Cooper discusses the team's win over Cathedral on Friday night and helps host Parker Moore and Jon Easter break down this Friday's game at Avon.

Most student disclosures don't happen in the counselor's office. They happen to whichever adult the kid decided was safe — the third-period teacher, the coach, the paraprofessional who says good morning every day.That adult usually has about five minutes and no training for this exact moment. So h Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

A student loses a parent in September. Week one, the building does everything right — a card, a quiet room, a check-in from the counselor. By week three, everyone has moved on. Except the kid.That gap is where school grief support usually breaks. Not from indifference. From not having a plan past Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

In this episode, recorded in 2024, host Chris Russell discussed a number of things that he had been working on in the ukulele world and some technology challenges that he had been facing. This episode WAS published on YouTube, but was not published on the actual podcast feed! Just for the sake of keeping the … Continue reading Episode 43 – (Old) Updates about UkeStuff (from 2024) →

Jacksen White (Alum broadcaster coming back to help us out) had the call as Gabe Kennett completed the 8-yard TD pass to Cam Crawford to put the Giants up 33-27 with under two minutes to play! The Giants held on to win by forcing a fumble on Cathedral's ensuing possession.

The season opener at Ben Davis didn't disappoint as the Giants and the Cathedral Irish didn't decide this thing until the final two minutes! Jacksen White and Parker Moore have the call from Giant Stadium!

Lara Blomberg and Paula Hoage, lead teachers for the HOSTS Program join the program to discuss the initiative that targets 3rd and 4th graders who "need a little extra help" in reading. Volunteers spend one hour each week helping two students through planned lessons, activites and educational games designed to help them become better readers. HOSTS is in its 25th year in Wayne Township. You can "Help One Student To Succeed" by becoming a HOSTS mentor. Call (317) 988-8675 or visit

There is a note that shows up in student files everywhere: family declined services.Sometimes that is exactly what happened. Often it is shorthand for something more specific that nobody wrote down. A composite example. A family is referred, they go once, and they do not return. The file says dec Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

When a parent says no to counseling for their child, they are almost never saying no to counseling. They are saying one of these, and they usually do not say it out loud: What is going in his record? Fair question, and the answer matters. Counseling notes are protected health information. They are Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

A crisis plan you have never rehearsed is not a plan. It is a document. Here is the honest test for any school building. A student discloses something serious to a teacher at 10:40 on a Tuesday. Can every adult in your building name, without looking it up, who they contact, who stays with the stude Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →

Coach Brett Cooper makes his debut with new host Parker Moore and WBDG's Jon Easter on the 35th season premiere of Inside Ben Davis Football. Coach Cooper talks about preparations for the 2026 season and his transition from Bloomington North to Ben Davis. Coach also talks about the week one matchup with the Cathedral Irish.

Parents, let's take the awkward part first: what does this actually cost? When a school counselor suggests counseling for your child, that suggestion usually arrives with no price attached. So most families do the reasonable thing and assume the worst, then quietly let the referral die. We would ra Generated from MentalSpace School: Georgia K-12 Mental Health and Compliance Guide #MentalSpaceSchool #SchoolMentalHealth #K12Wellness #PodcastListen on mentalspaceschool.com →