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GRQES Areas of Need in Community - Coggle Diagram
GRQES Areas of Need in Community
Low Income Communities
Parents hold minimum wage jobs
Parents did not attend school
Lots of immigrant families
Existent Need to Learn English
immigrant families with a different home language
Parents may be afraid to reach out
children struggle in school due to not knowing English
large sum of children in need of help
Can be used as an excuse to not offer special education services. "its just a language barrier."
Very few staff speak a second language
Behavior Problems
No manners are being taught at home
Bad behaviors are being brushed off with excuses like "children aren't used to being in school because of COVID."
Absent Parents means no repercussions
Behaviors could mean there are deeper rooted issues, but there are already so many kids in need and very little people to help them
Child Neglect
Parent does not care for child's wellbeing
Parent is not capable (emotionally/physically) to take care of them
Parent is always working to make ends meet
Unintentional. parent does not have the means to provide all that is necessary
Homelessness
Parents can not afford to pay for rent
Migrant worker families with no stable homes
Living at homeless shelters
Need for Better Funding
Better funding means more staff
work/life balance
less work
better mental health
better programs/resources/experiences
Drug Addiction
Parents are drug consumers
Many children are born addicted to drugs
Parents are in jail or lost custody due to drug use
One or Both Parents in jail due to drug use
Low Staff
No one wants to deal with stress that comes with teaching
Teaching is a high demanding job with low pay
Duties/responsibilities/expectations continue to increase
Is not respected as an important job
Too Stressful
Trauma
Emotional/Physical Abuse
No Stability
Parents are not available to their children
are not aware of needs
constantly working
Just flat out don't care
Staff is constantly leaving
low wage
Can not handle the stress
many responsibilities
High Crime Rates
One if not both parents are in Jail
Children are exposed to bad behaviors and illegal activities
Some parents are often involved in illegal activities
Absent Parent(s)
Single parent
Moved to US with one parent only
one or both parents in jail
Parents lost custody