PREVENTION: Priority puzzler

Having just returned from two years in California, I noted a recent headline in The Press: “$3.6 million marked for suicide prevention.” And then it goes on to say “For the first time, the Sources program will be extended to younger children through an elementary curriculum.” And then the superintendent of public instruction adds, “I’m particularly excited that we are extending this proven approach to ELEMENTARY schools…”

This all sounds more like East L.A. or Watts in California than North Idaho! What’s going on? AND it’s “peer based (driven?)” so why the big bucks?

Idaho ranks 49th in per pupil spending. Are there are things we need more than this for our ELEMENTARY students?

JIM KORVER

Post Falls