This sets the stage for school based health clinics. Any emotional disturbance could identify a child on a psycho-social stressors scale or a global functioning assessment scale. The new bible that will be used to identify emotionally disturbed people is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that will be found in therapists offices, hospitals, social agencies, courts, schools, prisons, and classrooms. The rationale is that when a child does not meet an outcome, they may have a developmental delay or have a problem at home. This will begin the process of screening or identifying a family as dysfunctional.
All children are at risk.
Political correctness replaces instructional content. No child will be left behind. Head Start, Pre school, and early intervention will target children not yet in school. All children in America will start school ready to learn. Increases in screening and referrals will force state Medicaid plans to balloon in size and cost.