North Carolina high schoolers say schools feel safer, but experts want more school resource officers

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 684

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Dr. Ellen Essick said there is a lot of good news about mental health in the 2025 North Carolina High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. But there are areas that clearly need attention when it comes to the overall well-being of North Carolina’s young people.

Essick, section chief for N.C. Healthy Schools in the state Department of Public Instruction, presented her findings Monday before the N.C. Governor’s Advisory Council for Student Safety and Well-Being. Governor …

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