11 years after a teacher\u0027s plea led to the creation of Adopt\u002DA\u002DSchool by the Vancouver Sun Children\u0027s Fund Society, the need to greater then ever
In an email that went viral, Carrie Gelson described the frequent episodes of mental and emotional breakdowns of small children in her classroom unable to cope with living in a stupor caused by hunger, lack of sleep, disorder at home and all the myriad stresses poverty brings — poor hygiene, lack of proper clothing, despair.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
Margaret Jorgensen was principal of both Admiral Seymour and Lord Strathcona Elementary in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Running schools in what has been labelled the poorest postal code in Canada gives her unique insight into the mental health problems of impoverished children. “What Carrie was saying 11 years ago, we are hearing from many schools now. Over the past three years, I’ve had many parents, teachers and principals calling for advice — reaching out for support and strategies to figure out ways to meet their students’ emotional needs,” said Jorgensen.
One school that needs such help is Park Avenue Elementary in Nanaimo — an inner-city school like Admiral Seymour — that is asking for $12,000.
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