Rebound Idaho: Considering kids' mental health in back-to-school decisions

Idaho's Children's Home Society has been helping children through this pandemic from a mental and behavioral health standpoint.

One expert there says their mental health should continue to be prioritized going forward.

IDAHO FAMILIES ARESTUCK WAITING -- ASDISTRICTS DECIDEHOW TO PROCEEDWITH THE UPCOMINGSCHOOL SEMESTERGIVEN THEPRESENCE OFCORONAVIRUS.WHILE REMOTELEARNING IS APHYSICALLY SAFEALTERNATIVE FORMANY FAMILIES... THEEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF THECHILDREN'S HOMESOCIETY SAYSBASED ON WHATHE'S SEEN -- HEHOPES SCHOOLADMINISTRATORSWILL CONSIDER THEMENTAL HEALTHIMPACTS... SOCIALISOLATION CANHAVE... ONDEVELOPINGCHILDREN."I HAD AN EMOTIONALBREAKDOWN.BECAUSE I MISS ALLMY FRIENDS.""THESE ARE SOME OFTHE ISSUES THATTHAT WE REALLYHAVE TO TALK ABOUT.I THINK IT'S VERYIMPORTANT FOR, UH,THE SCHOOLLEADERSHIP ANDWHATNOT TO ALWAYSCOMMUNICATE WHATIS BEINGDISCUSSED."SADIKI ADDS THATPARENTS -- ANDADMINISTRATORS --FACE A TOUGHCHOICE.TONIGHT ON IDAHONEWS 6 AT SIX -- OURMADELINE WHITEWILL HAVE MORE --ON NAVIGATING THEBACK-TO-SCHOOLDILEMMA -- SO MANYIDAHOANS FACE.