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Sleep is a very difficult need for schools to properly ensure an equal opportunity for. Since sleep comes from the home life, I would have to say that a sleep schedule must be discussed with the student individually and then with the parents.

Students:
When talking with the students, it would be proper to set up a starting sleep schedule that they can follow and hopefully make a routine of.

Parents:
If the child is not able to set up a responsible sleep pattern on their own then it would be wise for the teacher to sit down with the parents/guardians and write up a plan for how to improve the child’s sleep schedule. If there are further questions or issues that arise then I would suggest to bring the school counselor into the conversation.

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Common difficulties that children face when dealing with nutrition include poverty, allergies, and other health issues such as gluten/dairy free.

Poverty:
-One way to accommodate with poverty is to provide the children with little cost to free meals. Most schools nowadays offer this!
In fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in April of 2021 that all public schools will be offering free meals for students in the school year of 2021-2022.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/free-school-meals-covid/

Allergies:
-Allergies are usually made known to the school at the beginning of the year so that the staff can work around the student’s needs.
For example, there is typically a packet sent home with the students for the parents to full out that make the teachers and lunch staff aware of what allergies the students have. If a child has a peanut allergy, it will be noted so if anyone has snacks that they want to bring to the classroom, they will be asked to avoid such ingredients.

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Finding ways to ensure ‘equal opportunity’ for needs to be properly met.

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The two main issues that children in schools run across when they face diversity are ethnicity and learning differences.

Ethnicity Differences:
https://youtu.be/5DcEgoK9aOg

Learning Differences:
-As we have discussed in class, learning does not come equally to every student. There are many challenges that one might have to conquer to understand a lesson. To overcome this, it is imperative for the teacher to be aware of their student’s strengths and weaknesses as well as their overall health. If a student is blind, deaf, or illiterate then it would be safe to say that the student should be placed in a classroom where they can have a specialist work with them. It is unfair to students with learning disabilities to have their problems ignored.

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When it comes to making sure the student is free of abuse, it can be very difficult. Most of the time the school is the safe place for the child, but unfortunately that is not always the case. “As a part of the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act, the United States Department of Education conducted a nationwide study of abuse. The study showed 6 to 10 percent of public school children were sexually abused or harassed by teachers and other school employees. Again here, it is very likely that the actual incidents of child abuse in schools are much higher than what is reported.”

It is well-known for schools to have a policy for all forms of bullying. This is the one that my high school had: http://esd.ss18.sharpschool.com/cms/one.aspx?portalId=151973&pageId=8948278

When it comes to the classroom, the students must know boundaries. These are the boundaries that the teachers and para’s set from the very first day of school as well as the school’s policies.

To make sure that the child has equal opportunity for abuse at the school then they need to reach out! More often than not the student will remain silent and it ends up being more hurtful than helpful. The student should inform the admin staff, and then reach out to the school counselor and nurse if possible. This is free medical service that the school provides for the students. If the child does not feel safe at school then higher positions should be notified and a safety plan should be written up for the student. It is their right to feel safe at school and it is the school’s job to ensure that during school hours.

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Child abuse in schools is all too common. Getting actual statistics of the frequency of child abuse is very difficult because a majority of child abuse cases, even in schools, goes unreported. An average of about 10 percent of children suffer abuse in schools in the United States, but it is important to remember that these figures represent just the tip of the iceberg.

Unfortunately there is no real way to get an accurate reporting of how common child abuse in schools is. The only way to tell if a child has been abused is if he or she reports the incident or there is enough physical evidence, such as bruising or broken bones, to arouse suspicion. Owing to the nature of abuse, many children feel an intense sense of shame and fear about the abuse, preventing them from coming forward. Many instances of abuse don't leave any physical marks on the child, such as mental, emotional, and sometimes sexual abuse, making them that much harder to detect.

There have been a few studies that give us a glimpse of the frequency of child abuse in schools. One of these studies was conducted in 2004 and was mandated by the United States Congress. The study reported a tragically high frequency of child abuse, finding that one in ten children suffered some form of sexual abuse from an employee of his or her school. A more recent study reports that more than 2,500 teachers in the United States had their license denied, suspended, or revoked because of sexual misconduct.

As a part of the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act, the United States Department of Education conducted a nationwide study of abuse. The study showed 6 to 10 percent of public school children were sexually abused or harassed by teachers and other school employees. Again here, it is very likely that the actual incidents of child abuse in schools are much higher than what is reported.

These statistics of child abuse in schools were overshadowed by the reports of abuse by Catholic priests, but some experts estimate that the frequency of sexual abuse from teachers and school employees is likely more than 100 times that by priests. This shocking figure came from an assessment of data taken from a national study conducted by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation in 2000. This data showed that about 290,000 students experienced sexual abuse by a school employee between 1991 and 2000. This number is comparable to more than 50 years of child abuse reports from priests.

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Child abuse in schools is all too common. Getting actual statistics of the frequency of child abuse is very difficult because a majority of child abuse cases, even in schools, goes unreported. An average of about 10 percent of children suffer abuse in schools in the United States, but it is important to remember that these figures represent just the tip of the iceberg.