https://www.scotpag.com/post/truth-belongs-in-the-classroom-how-social-transition-harms-everyone?utm_campaign=2af5f8e3-eb38-4d9f-923e-67256fb2dea9&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=50c3c61c-96c5-4330-bb58-95dc470e4df6
Schools have the potential to be highly influential as far as children and teenagers’ psychological development is concerned, because they are organisational systems to which teachers, support staff and a whole range of adults contribute. Any school functions as a culture in itself, influenced by those who participate in it and are a part of it. This is true of all organisations in our public sphere : the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. But what happens to those organisations when lies are promoted by leaders? What happens when those in positions of some influence are told by that leadership to deny reality? And what happens to children on the receiving end of reality denial and collusion aimed at maintaining the lie? Children’s cognitive development, understanding, general wellbeing and mental health is more than likely to suffer. Those delivering the lie will suffer psychologically too.
Surely then such a state of affairs should be avoided? Yet, one year on from the Cass Report and the Scottish Government’s acceptance of it, nothing has changed. This article will focus on our schools, but we suggest that our conclusions are relevant for all our public services.
ScotPAG’s view is that our Scottish Government has ignored the Cass Review’s recommendations by ignoring the importance of schools and Dr Cass’s comments about schools. Cass states that given the current societal context in which children and teenagers are growing up, care must be exercised due to influential factors already impacting on children and teenagers´ mental health.
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