Increase Child, Youth, Educator, and Staff Wellness:

Priorities recognize the important role schools play, in partnership with families and
communities, in ensuring wellness. Climate change and unsafe educational environments
pose a threat to learners’ and educators’ health and can hinder learning outcomes. These harms fall disproportionately on low-income families and communities of color. Priorities include:

• Effective implementation of community school models and other programs that enable partnerships with service providers and community organizations
• Increased mental and physical health resources for learners, their families, and staff in educational settings
• Cybersecurity measures that create a safe and secure environment for learners and ensures their data privacy
• State protections that guard federally targeted populations, including LGBTQ+ and migrant learners—as well as their families, staff, and educators—against discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and undue incrimination.
• Alternative approaches to retributive practices—such as restorative justice, rehabilitation, and restitution services—that address behavioral challenges and ensure accountability
• Assurance of safe, healthy physical conditions for learners, teachers, and staff
• School policies and practices that are consistent with trauma-informed care and that promote wellness