On-site therapeutic program to start at Ridgewood High School
Monday June 24, 2013, 9:36 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Responding to an increase in students dealing with social and emotional problems in Ridgewood, the school district will offer a new in-district therapeutic program at Ridgewood High School (RHS) next year.
“We’re seeing an increasing trend with students with social and emotional difficulties,” Supervisor of Special Programs Kerry Huntington said last week, noting that the increase has been in the last four to five years and the group includes both general education and special education students. “Almost every two weeks, I [approve] in-home instruction.”
At any given time, there are probably “seven or eight” students who receive home instruction for psychological issues, such as anxiety or depression, according to Huntington.
Approximately 25 students this year have needed home instruction because of mental health issues. Huntington could not give an exact total from five years ago, but she said “there has been an increase in therapeutic out-of-district placements as well as medical leaves.”
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