US Schools Sending Students to Psychiatrists due to Security Concerns
Educators in the United States (US) have begun sending elementary school children to psychiatrists, misassessing them as threats to security. The suspension of a nine-year-old child in the US for drawing a picture in which he pointed a gun at his friends has brought to light the issue of children being mistreated in schools under the guise of security concerns.
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The push by educators in the country for psychiatric assessments of children, even for the simplest behaviors under the pretext that they might threaten school safety, has resulted in a surge in the number of children seeking help in clinics and emergency rooms. Some schools, aiming to manage emotional crises among children, have resorted to involving the police, while others have started sending children to psychiatrists, refusing to readmit them without professional approval. Children subjected to this treatment have been observed to return to school in a more withdrawn state.
Clinical experts in the US are concerned about schools sending students to psychiatrists for misassessments in an effort to keep them safe. Nancy Rappaport, a psychiatry professor at Harvard University, pointed out that schools frequently misuse psychological tests intended to help students, leading to misassessments. At an annual conference of child and adolescent psychiatrists in the US, this issue was addressed, discussing how educators can effectively conduct student assessments. “None of us can predict violence – we really don’t have a crystal ball,” said Rappaport, emphasizing that when assessments are properly conducted and resources are correctly utilized, it is possible to prevent violence in schools. Rappaport highlighted the delicate process of determining which child could pose a threat to themselves or others, noting that schools often misuse and misunderstand this process.
The conference also drew attention to schools outsourcing the responsibility of regular assessments and interventions to external psychiatrists and even emergency rooms, pointing out that assessments are often used in an unfair manner. Some schools disproportionately send Black children to psychiatric emergency rooms at high rates, while disability rights advocates have revealed that such assessments frequently target children with special needs, keeping them out of the classroom.