Kids and public safety
At a hearing about Idaho's youth suicide rate, Rep. Tony Wisniewski invoked taking children behind the woodshed while rejecting a school mental health program.
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The record
- At a February 2020 hearing, he invoked taking children "behind the woodshed" while rejecting a school mental health program.1
- The hearing was about Idaho's youth suicide rate, the fifth highest in the nation.12
- Education Week and other education media covered his remarks.2
- The Coeur d'Alene Press editorial board said the remarks were inappropriate.3
Who
- Tony WisniewskiThe full record.
Sources
- House Education trashes task force's social-emotional learning recommendationIdaho Ed News · February 2020 (archive)
- Pushback Over SEL Bubbles Up in IdahoEducation Week · February 2020 (archive)
- Editorial: Wisniewski deserves the woodshedCoeur d'Alene Press · February 2020 (archive)
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