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Availability and awareness of counselors and support services in schools
8:31:44
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the availability of counselors and support services in schools. Students share their experiences, highlighting the variability in access to these resources across different schools.
- One school has 8 counselors for 600 students, but they also serve as college counselors
- Some students were unaware of guidance counselors until later grades
- Access to counselors can vary based on personal relationships and school size
Rita Joseph
8:31:44
Okay, thank you for the clarification.
8:31:46
How many counselors, I know you talked about how much resources you have in your school while your other classmates or your friends you've made along the line lack the resources that you have at your school.
8:31:57
So how many counselors do you have at your school?
Blaise H.
8:32:01
I have about 600 students in my school and we have eight counselors but usually those counselors are also college counselors so that means that resources are limited.
Rita Joseph
8:32:12
How long does it take you to see a counselor if you were to ask to see one?
Blaise H.
8:32:18
I'm privileged enough to have a personal relationship with the counselor I do have as I've known her since freshman year And so that means that dropping by her office is pretty easy for me and accessible, I guess, venture.
8:32:32
But for other students, this might not be the case.
Rita Joseph
8:32:34
Okay.
8:32:37
Are you aware of any support services in your school building?
8:32:41
That could go for anyone on the panel.
8:32:44
Has anyone talked about mental health services, guidance counselors and other services to support you?
Ashton T.
8:32:51
I wasn't aware of my guidance counselor until around eighth no.
8:32:58
Seventh grade, and that was only because she was hired when I was in sixth grade.
8:33:04
So throughout my school is a conjoined school, so it's elementary and middle school.
8:33:10
So throughout my elementary years, I did not have a single guidance counselor or mental health resource.