![]() ![]() In fact, according to the ACLU publication Cops and No Counselors, 10 million students are in a school without a social worker. Many districts throughout the country do not have social workers. In that time, “I never encountered one ,” she says. For five years, she worked as a teacher in Lawrence, Massachusetts-a city in which nearly 25% of residents live below the poverty line. ![]() What’s more typical is Mary Jones’ experience. When Derry Township School District in Pennsylvania saw a rise in students who qualified for free and reduced lunch-from 5% to 11% of the student population-the district’s response was “We need a social worker,” says Dee Stalnecker, LSW, BCBA, vice president of the Pennsylvania Association of School Social Work Personnel (PASSWP) and school social worker for Derry Township School District. ![]() Evolving Education - School Social Workers: Vital, Valuable, Visible ![]()
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