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Sensory Tools for Student Dysregulation & Distress
When a student elopes (runs out of class), shuts down, or erupts, their brain has shifted into survival mode (fight, flight, or freeze). In this state, the logical brain ("Reason") is completely offline. Trying to talk through rules, consequences, or logic will not work until their nervous system feels safe and regulated.
How Covid’s mental health toll transformed California’s schools
A recent EdSource article highlights how the pandemic sparked a lasting shift in how schools approach student mental health. With growing investments and rising awareness, a “coalition of the willing” is reshaping school culture across California. As Heartwise founder Kendra Fehrer shared, “The hardest stuff to change is stuff you can’t legislate.”