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Middle School 'Medical Quiz' Questions Kids About Parental Gun Ownership, And More
By Dana Davis, The Asheville Tribune
One parent expressed some concern recently after their child brought home a "Student Health Center Questionnaire" issued by the Buncombe County Health Center which asks students questions about their behavioral habits, including exercise, diet, eating disorders, drug habits, mental stability, sexual demeanor, and ownership or possession of weapons in the home. It was the ladder of these queries that most upset the parent.
The Buncombe County Health Center serves students at Erwin Middle School, Asheville High and Asheville Middle School, and the educational institutions that are associated or linked to them. In response to the concern, Nelle Gregory, Supervisor of the School Health Division of the Buncombe County Health Center, explained, "Only students who have written parent permission can use the health center." Subsequently, only students who have been permitted by their parents to use the health center can be given the survey.
When parents are given the consent form, they are given a preliminary questionnaire which asks many behavioral questions and a fact sheet which explains, amongst other things, "Each student attending the Student Health Center will complete a questionnaire to determine which common daily habits affect his or her health. Staff will discuss the use of seat belts, alcohol and tobacco, diet and exercise, sexual behavior (encouraging abstinence) and other health behaviors to encourage a healthy lifestyle."
The fact sheet fails to mention any inquiries into firearms and weapons possession in the home, which was exactly the line of questioning that upset one parent in particular. Though, Gregory responded, "That’s not intentional. I thought we had covered all of the bases." Gregory said they have an advisory board who makes the decisions regarding their public relations and added that she would present this issue to them and see if it, along with any other potentially "contentious" issues could be added to next year’s fact sheet.
As for the questionnaire itself, Gregory says they based it on a survey drafted by the American Medical Association (AMA). And as for their policies to inquire of students’ behavior as it relates to their health, she says that it is a common practice accepted by the medical field, including the AMA and the American Academy of Pediatrics. "We use that questionnaire as a guide, and as a teaching tool."
According to Gregory, the Health center initially began serving the school system in 1994, and since then, they have changed their format of treating students and interviewing them as oppose to giving them a questionnaire. Asked if the recent accumulation of school shootings and violence had anything to do with the questions pertaining to weapons, Gregory replied, "It’s in response to all of the behaviors that affects children in their youth. We’re trying to cover everything – how they exercise, diet, do they wear a seat belt, if they are older, then are they sexually active. Teenagers don’t think about the consequences. They think, nothing’s going to happen to me. I’m invincible, so they do things that may not be safe. We want to help them solve their problems. We’re not just medicating a problem, we’re trying to change a behavior."
"We’re trying to encourage kids if you are around a weapon, what would you do," Gregory continued. "Don’t touch that gun, call an adult. We don’t want them to pick it up and say, ‘oh cool’. We’re not trying to police anyone, we’re trying to make sure that the kid is safe."
Additionally, "If students have sexual questions we will give them accurate information, just as it’s important to give them information about a seat belt and wearing a bicycle helmet. And if they’re sexually active, we’re going to encourage them to abstain and talk with their parents or their church minister or whoever they feel secure with, about the dangers associated with risky behavior," Gregory stated.
Incidentally, sex education (a.k.a. Family Life Education) is a part of the Buncombe County and Asheville City School curriculum and parents are required to sign a consent form in order for their child to participate.
The student health questionnaire is voluntary and is not required for treatment of students, but Gregory says, "We encourage them to." Students who choose to answer the questionnaire, do so without the guidance of their parents. Instead, health center staff will talk with the student about their response to the questionnaire before sending a note home to the parents explaining that they talked to their child about their behavioral habits, leaving a phone number and encouraging parents to call the health department for further discussion and understanding.
Gregory adds, "We encourage that conversation because teenagers, becoming more independent, start to listen to their friends more, and we want to make sure that we support what their parents are doing – encouraging them to do the right, safe thing. And if you can start on the middle school kids, you can prevent some of their behaviors, like smoking and sex – more than half of the high school kids today smoke and 70% are sexually active."
Once the school health center – a staff consisting of a secretary, nurse, nurse practitioner, health educator and counselor – acquires this information from a student, "We will make a note of what the responses are as a confidential medical record, the same way your doctor’s office does," says Gregory.
She asserts that none of the responses are red flagged, but are used as a "teaching tool." "The only exception is if the student threatens to hurt themselves or someone else. Then we contact the appropriate authorities. And that’s the confidentially law – unless someone intends to harm themselves or others we must keep that information confidential."
How is the information used regarding the questions that ask if a student has any relatives or friends involved in illegal activity?
"If they’re not using (illegal substances), but they’re friends or family members are, then it’s a behavior that they may feel more comfortable beginning or using in the future. They’re at a little bit higher risk," Gregory explained. "We would not incriminate the people. We use it to say that we’re proud you’re not using these substances and to encourage good behavior."
Gregory says that if the questions on the survey were taken for face value that they could be misconstrued, claiming that they are given with the students’ best interest in mind, adding, "Anytime a parent is unhappy with the services they have the choice not to accept the services, and if they choose to continue to allow the student health center to continue with services we will continue to talk to them about behaviors. One of them being about having weapons in the home. Most of us live in the country (rural) and many of us have weapons in our home. So when we ask the student if they have weapons in the household and they say yes, we want to make sure how they treat that weapon, we want to determine that their behavior is safe. We are not trying to determine how many homes in Buncombe County have weapons. We are trying to make sure students know how to behave around weapons. What we talk about is gun safety. Is it locked up? Do you know where the bullets are? If the parent left the gun out, what would you do? Those are the types of questions we’ll ask as a follow up. Again, motor-vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death, and we are equally concerned with the use of seat belts. But homicide and suicide are the 2nd leading cause of death and we want to make sure that children know how to be safe around weapons."
The survey is as follows:
1. Sex?
2. Age?
3. Race?
4. What grade are you currently in?
5. How many meals do you eat each day?
6. Haw many snacks do you eat each day?
7. Do you eat fruits and vegetables every day?
8. Do you drink milk and/or milk products every day?
9. Do you do things to lose weight (skip meals, take pills, starve yourself, vomit, etc.)?
10. Are you satisfied with your weight?
11. Do you work, play, or exercise enough to make you sweat or breath hard at least 3 times a week?
12. Have you pierced your body (not including your ears) or gotten a tattoo?
13. Do you get at least 8 hours of sleep each night?
14. Do you currently have any problems with your teeth?
15. Have you been to a dentist in the last 2 years?
16. Is doing well in school important to you?
17. Are your grades this year worse than last year?
18. Are you getting failing grades in any subject this year?
19. Have you been suspended from school this year?
20. Have you ever thought seriously about running away from home?
21. Is there a gun, rifle, or other firearm where you live?
22. Have you ever carried a gun, knife, club, or other weapon to protect yourself?
23. Have you ever been in a physical fight where you or someone else got hurt?
24. Have you ever been in trouble with the police?
25. Have you ever seen a violent act take place at home, school, or in your neighborhood?
26. Are you worried about violence or your safety?
27. Do you usually wear a helmet and/or protective gear when you rollerblade, skateboard, or ride a bike?
28. Do you always wear a seat belt when you ride in a car, truck, or van?
29. Have you ever tried cigarettes or chewing tobacco?
30. Have any of your close friends ever tried cigarettes or chewing tobacco?
31. Does anyone you live with smoke cigarettes/cigars or chew tobacco?
32. Have you ever tried beer, wine, or other liquor?
33. Have any or your close friends tried beer, wine, or other liquor?
34. Have you ever been in a car when the driver has been using drugs or drinking beer, wine, or other liquor?
35. Does anyone in your family drink so much that it worries you?
36. Have you ever used marijuana (pot, reefer, or blunt)?
37. Have you ever used other drugs such as cocaine, speed, LSD, mushrooms, etc.?
38. Have you ever sniffed or huffed things like paint, "white-out", glue, or gasoline, etc.?
39. Do any of your friends get high?
40. Does anyone in your family use drugs so much that it worries you?
41. Have you ever had sex (gone all the way)?
42. Have you felt pressured by anyone to have sex or had sex when you didn’t want to?
43. Have you ever been told by a doctor or a nurse that you have a sexually transmitted disease?
44. Would you like to know how to avoid getting pregnant, getting HIV/AIDS, or getting sexually transmitted diseases?
45. Have you done something fun in the last two weeks?
46. When you get angry, do you do violent things?
47. During the past few weeks, have you felt sad or down as thought you have nothing to look forward to?
48. Have you ever seriously thought about killing yourself, mad a plan, or tried to kill yourself?
49. Have you ever been physically, emotionally, or sexually abused?
50. Have you ever lived in foster care or a group home?
51. What are your plans after you graduate?
52. If you could have three wishes come true, what would they be?
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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
http://www.ashevilletribune.com./schoolsurvey.htm
Middle School 'Medical Quiz' Questions Kids About Parental Gun Ownership, And More
By Dana Davis, The Asheville Tribune
One parent expressed some concern recently after their child brought home a "Student Health Center Questionnaire" issued by the Buncombe County Health Center which asks students questions about their behavioral habits, including exercise, diet, eating disorders, drug habits, mental stability, sexual demeanor, and ownership or possession of weapons in the home. It was the ladder of these queries that most upset the parent.
The Buncombe County Health Center serves students at Erwin Middle School, Asheville High and Asheville Middle School, and the educational institutions that are associated or linked to them. In response to the concern, Nelle Gregory, Supervisor of the School Health Division of the Buncombe County Health Center, explained, "Only students who have written parent permission can use the health center." Subsequently, only students who have been permitted by their parents to use the health center can be given the survey.
When parents are given the consent form, they are given a preliminary questionnaire which asks many behavioral questions and a fact sheet which explains, amongst other things, "Each student attending the Student Health Center will complete a questionnaire to determine which common daily habits affect his or her health. Staff will discuss the use of seat belts, alcohol and tobacco, diet and exercise, sexual behavior (encouraging abstinence) and other health behaviors to encourage a healthy lifestyle."
The fact sheet fails to mention any inquiries into firearms and weapons possession in the home, which was exactly the line of questioning that upset one parent in particular. Though, Gregory responded, "That’s not intentional. I thought we had covered all of the bases." Gregory said they have an advisory board who makes the decisions regarding their public relations and added that she would present this issue to them and see if it, along with any other potentially "contentious" issues could be added to next year’s fact sheet.
As for the questionnaire itself, Gregory says they based it on a survey drafted by the American Medical Association (AMA). And as for their policies to inquire of students’ behavior as it relates to their health, she says that it is a common practice accepted by the medical field, including the AMA and the American Academy of Pediatrics. "We use that questionnaire as a guide, and as a teaching tool."
According to Gregory, the Health center initially began serving the school system in 1994, and since then, they have changed their format of treating students and interviewing them as oppose to giving them a questionnaire. Asked if the recent accumulation of school shootings and violence had anything to do with the questions pertaining to weapons, Gregory replied, "It’s in response to all of the behaviors that affects children in their youth. We’re trying to cover everything – how they exercise, diet, do they wear a seat belt, if they are older, then are they sexually active. Teenagers don’t think about the consequences. They think, nothing’s going to happen to me. I’m invincible, so they do things that may not be safe. We want to help them solve their problems. We’re not just medicating a problem, we’re trying to change a behavior."
"We’re trying to encourage kids if you are around a weapon, what would you do," Gregory continued. "Don’t touch that gun, call an adult. We don’t want them to pick it up and say, ‘oh cool’. We’re not trying to police anyone, we’re trying to make sure that the kid is safe."
Additionally, "If students have sexual questions we will give them accurate information, just as it’s important to give them information about a seat belt and wearing a bicycle helmet. And if they’re sexually active, we’re going to encourage them to abstain and talk with their parents or their church minister or whoever they feel secure with, about the dangers associated with risky behavior," Gregory stated.
Incidentally, sex education (a.k.a. Family Life Education) is a part of the Buncombe County and Asheville City School curriculum and parents are required to sign a consent form in order for their child to participate.
The student health questionnaire is voluntary and is not required for treatment of students, but Gregory says, "We encourage them to." Students who choose to answer the questionnaire, do so without the guidance of their parents. Instead, health center staff will talk with the student about their response to the questionnaire before sending a note home to the parents explaining that they talked to their child about their behavioral habits, leaving a phone number and encouraging parents to call the health department for further discussion and understanding.
Gregory adds, "We encourage that conversation because teenagers, becoming more independent, start to listen to their friends more, and we want to make sure that we support what their parents are doing – encouraging them to do the right, safe thing. And if you can start on the middle school kids, you can prevent some of their behaviors, like smoking and sex – more than half of the high school kids today smoke and 70% are sexually active."
Once the school health center – a staff consisting of a secretary, nurse, nurse practitioner, health educator and counselor – acquires this information from a student, "We will make a note of what the responses are as a confidential medical record, the same way your doctor’s office does," says Gregory.
She asserts that none of the responses are red flagged, but are used as a "teaching tool." "The only exception is if the student threatens to hurt themselves or someone else. Then we contact the appropriate authorities. And that’s the confidentially law – unless someone intends to harm themselves or others we must keep that information confidential."
How is the information used regarding the questions that ask if a student has any relatives or friends involved in illegal activity?
"If they’re not using (illegal substances), but they’re friends or family members are, then it’s a behavior that they may feel more comfortable beginning or using in the future. They’re at a little bit higher risk," Gregory explained. "We would not incriminate the people. We use it to say that we’re proud you’re not using these substances and to encourage good behavior."
Gregory says that if the questions on the survey were taken for face value that they could be misconstrued, claiming that they are given with the students’ best interest in mind, adding, "Anytime a parent is unhappy with the services they have the choice not to accept the services, and if they choose to continue to allow the student health center to continue with services we will continue to talk to them about behaviors. One of them being about having weapons in the home. Most of us live in the country (rural) and many of us have weapons in our home. So when we ask the student if they have weapons in the household and they say yes, we want to make sure how they treat that weapon, we want to determine that their behavior is safe. We are not trying to determine how many homes in Buncombe County have weapons. We are trying to make sure students know how to behave around weapons. What we talk about is gun safety. Is it locked up? Do you know where the bullets are? If the parent left the gun out, what would you do? Those are the types of questions we’ll ask as a follow up. Again, motor-vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death, and we are equally concerned with the use of seat belts. But homicide and suicide are the 2nd leading cause of death and we want to make sure that children know how to be safe around weapons."
The survey is as follows:
1. Sex?
2. Age?
3. Race?
4. What grade are you currently in?
5. How many meals do you eat each day?
6. Haw many snacks do you eat each day?
7. Do you eat fruits and vegetables every day?
8. Do you drink milk and/or milk products every day?
9. Do you do things to lose weight (skip meals, take pills, starve yourself, vomit, etc.)?
10. Are you satisfied with your weight?
11. Do you work, play, or exercise enough to make you sweat or breath hard at least 3 times a week?
12. Have you pierced your body (not including your ears) or gotten a tattoo?
13. Do you get at least 8 hours of sleep each night?
14. Do you currently have any problems with your teeth?
15. Have you been to a dentist in the last 2 years?
16. Is doing well in school important to you?
17. Are your grades this year worse than last year?
18. Are you getting failing grades in any subject this year?
19. Have you been suspended from school this year?
20. Have you ever thought seriously about running away from home?
21. Is there a gun, rifle, or other firearm where you live?
22. Have you ever carried a gun, knife, club, or other weapon to protect yourself?
23. Have you ever been in a physical fight where you or someone else got hurt?
24. Have you ever been in trouble with the police?
25. Have you ever seen a violent act take place at home, school, or in your neighborhood?
26. Are you worried about violence or your safety?
27. Do you usually wear a helmet and/or protective gear when you rollerblade, skateboard, or ride a bike?
28. Do you always wear a seat belt when you ride in a car, truck, or van?
29. Have you ever tried cigarettes or chewing tobacco?
30. Have any of your close friends ever tried cigarettes or chewing tobacco?
31. Does anyone you live with smoke cigarettes/cigars or chew tobacco?
32. Have you ever tried beer, wine, or other liquor?
33. Have any or your close friends tried beer, wine, or other liquor?
34. Have you ever been in a car when the driver has been using drugs or drinking beer, wine, or other liquor?
35. Does anyone in your family drink so much that it worries you?
36. Have you ever used marijuana (pot, reefer, or blunt)?
37. Have you ever used other drugs such as cocaine, speed, LSD, mushrooms, etc.?
38. Have you ever sniffed or huffed things like paint, "white-out", glue, or gasoline, etc.?
39. Do any of your friends get high?
40. Does anyone in your family use drugs so much that it worries you?
41. Have you ever had sex (gone all the way)?
42. Have you felt pressured by anyone to have sex or had sex when you didn’t want to?
43. Have you ever been told by a doctor or a nurse that you have a sexually transmitted disease?
44. Would you like to know how to avoid getting pregnant, getting HIV/AIDS, or getting sexually transmitted diseases?
45. Have you done something fun in the last two weeks?
46. When you get angry, do you do violent things?
47. During the past few weeks, have you felt sad or down as thought you have nothing to look forward to?
48. Have you ever seriously thought about killing yourself, mad a plan, or tried to kill yourself?
49. Have you ever been physically, emotionally, or sexually abused?
50. Have you ever lived in foster care or a group home?
51. What are your plans after you graduate?
52. If you could have three wishes come true, what would they be?
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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
