1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Illinois becomes the first date to mandate annual mental health 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: screenings for public school students in grades three through twelve. 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 2: What does that mean? 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: This law is going to take effect in the twenty 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: seven to twenty eight school year, and parents can opt 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: their children out of the screenings. Oh, the screenings will 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: be self conducted via digital or pay per forms. They're 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: intended to flag early signs of depression, anxiety, or trauma, 9 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: not diagnose them. 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: And then what let's say your kid answers something and 11 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: they have an early sign of that, what does like 12 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: the DCS people show up or like what? Why is 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: this the school's job? That's your job as a parent, right, 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: I mean. 15 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: Doesn't it seem like it's a bit of an overstep? 16 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: Well, and that's my question is what's the end goal 17 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: with this? Like why is the school? Why is the 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: government at all qualified to be engaging in this? And 19 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: what's some generic answer on a piece of paper is? 20 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: And then what you, like I said, then what you 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: send in the send in the in the army? Like 22 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: what what? Why? Why would you do this? 23 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? 24 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: I'm with you, this sounds like a horrible idea. 25 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: The state superintendent said that this is a shift from 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: reaction to prevention in regards to students' mental health. This 27 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: is the job of mom and dad. 28 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, and this is another example of the 29 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 2: government trying to usurp your that authority say that we 30 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: know better, and I would be I mean, And then 31 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 2: here's the thing you can opt out. 32 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: For now right now, I'm I'm all for normalizing mental health. 33 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: But another thing to consider with this is that this 34 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: could create some issues with your insurance coverage as well. 35 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: Well. Right, that's an interesting It's interesting that you would 36 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: say that because, let's say the government identifies your kid, 37 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, junior, based on answer to question twenty seven, 38 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: is the dire need of some sort of mental health counseling? Well, 39 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: who's paying for that? Or does that become your responsibility? 40 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 2: Does the government get to dictate that? And I come 41 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 2: back to the fact that you're in charge of your kid. 42 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 2: That's your job. And this sounds like something that will 43 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: not be able to opt out of in the not 44 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: too distant future.