Name: On the Record: Educators weigh in on Lt. Governor, mental health awareness
Uploaded: 2021-10-17T07:15:23-0400
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Description: Lt. Gov. Robinson defended his comments about the LGBTQIA+ community saying he's trying to protect what students learn in state schools. In this episode of On the Record, educators discuss what's being taught in schools right now -- as well as mental health awareness for students.

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Lt. Gov. Robinson defended his comments about the LGBTQIA+ community saying he's trying to protect what students learn in state schools. In this episode of On the Record, educators discuss what's being taught in schools right now -- as well as mental health awareness for students.

IT  IS TIME TO GO ON THE RECORD WITH WRAL NEWS. >> STATE POLITICS TAKE CENTER STAGE. NORTH CAROLINA'S YOU TENANT GOVERNOR DOUBLES DOWN AFTER VIDEO SHOWS HIM DENIGRATING THE LBGT COMMUNITY. HE SAID HE IS TRYING TO PROTECT WHAT STUDENTS LEARN AND ARE STATE SCHOOLS. WE WILL TALK TO A LOCAL PRINCIPAL ABOUT WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT. LAWMAKERS COULD PRODUCE A FULL STATE BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS. HOUSE LAWMAKERS INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS JOINING US WITH HOW IT IS PROGRESSING. TRAGEDY ON UNC CHAPEL HILL'S CAMPUS. STUDENT SUICIDES AND CANCELED CLASSES. WE TALK TO A LOCAL THERAPIST TO ASK IF ENOUGH IS BEING DONE? I'M LENA TILLETT. OVER THE LAST WEEK AND HALF WE SAW VIDEOS OF REPUBLICAN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MARK ROBINSON SPEAKING A PUBLIC OFFENSE DISPARAGING THE  AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES. ROBINSON SAYS HIS COMMENTS WERE NOT DIRECTED AT INDIVIDUALS IN THE LBGTQ COMMUNITY. BUT AT CURRICULUM, HE SAYS. IT'S BEING TAUGHT IN OUR STATE SCHOOLS ABOUT THOSE COMMUNITIES. ROBINSON HAS A HISTORY OF ANTI- GAY COMMENTS. ON THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR A CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. ROBINSON WAS ASKED ABOUT A FACEBOOK POST WHERE HE SAID QUOTE, WE HAVE PUSHED HOMOSEXUALITY OVER THE TOP. MARK MY WORDS, PEDOPHILIA IS NEXT. WHICH WILL BE CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT. HE TOLD STATEHOUSE REPORTER, TRAVIS BAIN, I DON'T BACK UP FROM THOSE COMMENTS A BIT. ROBINSON INSIST, THIS TIME, HE IS TALKING ABOUT CURRICULUM. WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT ABOUT LBGTQ IN OUR SCHOOLS? TONIGHT WE ARE TALKING TO A PRINCIPAL FROM THE BULL CITY TO GET INSIDE. MATTHEW HIXSON JOINS US NOW. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ROBINSON HIGHLIGHTED THREE BOOKS. CALLED GEORGE, LONG BOY AND GENDER . HAVE YOU SEEN THESE BOOKS TAUGHT AS PART OF CURRICULUM? >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC. THESE DAYS WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE POLITICS AND VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF EDUCATING CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I'VE BEEN AN EDUCATOR IN A STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL LEADER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. I CAN TELL YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THE BOOKS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ROBINSON MENTIONS IN CURRICULUM MAPS OR LESSON PLANS. THE IDEA THAT SPECIFIC TYPES ARE SHARED ACROSS THE SCHOOLS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. WHAT IS TRUE IS THAT EDUCATORS CARE ABOUT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERY STUDENT TO FEEL WELCOMED. WE WELCOME LBGTQ STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS. >> ARE WRAL INVESTIGATIVE TEAM FOUND THAT  OTHER LOCAL DISTRICTS, THE BOOK TITLES MAY BE FOUND IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES. THERE IS NO INDICATION IS BEING TAUGHT AS PART OF CURRICULUM. I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITE FROM ROBINSON. HE SPOKE TO OUR REPORTER THIS PAST WEEK. ADAM OWENS. >> AT THE APPEARANCE OUT THERE THAT WANT TO INTRODUCED THESE THINGS TO THEIR CHILDREN THEY ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT AND I WILL FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM TO DO THAT IN THEIR HOMES. IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IT HAS NO PLACE. >> DOES HE HAVE A POINT MATTHEW? >> IT CERTAINLY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO SHARE AFFIRMING MESSAGES WITH THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ADDRESSING LBGTQ IN OUR SCHOOLS. NOT LONG AGO I WAS A STUDENT IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN NORTH CAROLINA. I WAS A STUDENT ATHLETE. I WAS THE CAPTAIN OF MY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. ALONG THE WAY I HEARD FOLKS SAY THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE. THAT MADE ME THINK I WASN'T WELCOME IN THE SPORT. ULTIMATELY THAT LED TO ME LEAVING MY DREAM BEHIND. A LACK OF REPRESENTATION FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME CLOSE THE DOOR. IS A PRINCIPAL I'M NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF CLOSING DOORS FOR MY STUDENTS. MOST NORTH CAROLINIANS WOULD EXPECT STATE LEADERS NOT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS EITHER. >> WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS HEARING THAT CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES ABOUT THEIR IDENTITY ITSELF? >> WE KNOW ACTUALLY THAT LBGTQ STUDENTS ARE OFTEN MORE LIKELY TO FEEL ISOLATED AND HAVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH SUFFER AS A RESULT OF HEARING NON-AFFIRMING MESSAGES. WE NEED THEM TO HEAR THOSE THINGS FROM THEIR TEACHERS. AND FROM PEOPLE AROUND THEM. AND ENSURE THEY CAN FILL JUST AS WELCOME AS ANY OTHER STUDENT AND TREATED WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT. >> ROBINSON SPECIFICALLY TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES THAT WERE SHOWN IN ONE OF THE BOOKS. IT IS IN THE LIBRARY. NOT TAUGHT AS PART OF CURRICULUM. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A PARENT THAT SAYS THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THAT LITERATURE ANYWHERE IN OUR STATE SCHOOLS? >> FIRST, I WOULD SAY I HAVEN'T SEEN THE BOOKS. AS AN EDUCATOR I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. THAT'S NOT TRUE. WHAT IS TRUE, IS THAT OUR SCHOOLS NEED TO TALK ABOUT TOPICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE STUDENTS. TEACHERS NEED THE FREEDOM TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CLASSROOMS. EVERY STUDENT DESERVES TO FEEL WELCOME AND AFFIRMED IN OUR SCHOOL. I HOPE WE ARE ALL COMMITTED TOGETHER. I BELIEVE WE ARE. AS NORTH CAROLINIANS. TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE WELCOMING FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE DID A BY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO COME ON THE PROGRAM TONIGHT. WE DID NOT HEAR BACK IN TIME FOR THE TAPING. COMING UP NEXT, WE LOOK AT THE STATE BUDGET. IT IS COMPROMISED. LOCAL LAWMAKERS INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATION WAY IN. >>> WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. WE HAVE NOT HAD A FULL STATE BUDGET SINCE 2018. HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS ON THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE UNABLE TO COMPROMISE ON THEIR KEY PRIORITIES TO GET ONE DONE. ARE WE GETTING CLOSER NOW? WRAL STATEHOUSE REPORTER JOINS US NOW. AS WELL AS TWO HELP LAWMAKERS INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. ROBERT READS AND REPRESENTATIVE DEAN ARP. THANK YOU YOU BOTH FOR JOINING ME. AS WELL AS TRAVIS. YOU HAVE BEEN MONITORING THIS CLOSELY FOR THREE YEARS NOW. ARE YOU FEELING ANY PROGRESS? >> I HAVE FEELING SOME. I AM GLAD WE HAVE OUR GUEST ON TONIGHT. MAYBE THEY CAN FILL US IN. I WANT TO ASK ABOUT MEDICAID EXPANSION. WHICH IS BEEN A HOLD UP TO THE BUDGET IN RECENT YEARS. IT USED TO BE THE SENATE REPUBLICANS WERE NOT HAVING ANY DEDICATED EXPANSION IN THE BUDGET. THERE WAS ROOM FOR HOUSE REPUBLICANS BEING ABLE TO DEAL. THAT HAS FLIPPED. HOUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T WANT TO BUILD ON MEDICAID EXPANSION. IS THAT CORRECT? IS THERE A CHANCE THIS DOES HAPPEN? THIS MAJOR PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNOR. THAT IT DOES HAPPEN IN THE BUDGET CYCLE? >> THANK YOU TRAVIS. THIS IS A BUDGET THAT WE HAVE. IT IS SO GOOD. IN TERMS OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS. AND NORTH CAROLINIANS SPECIFICALLY. WE ARE HUNGRY TO PASS A REASONABLE BUDGET. THAT MAKES SENSE, COMMON SENSE. THE GOVERNOR KEEP SAYING THERE IS NOT A LITMUS TEST FOR THE MEDICAID EXPANSION. WHICH TAXES HOSPITALS AND RAISES MONEY. TO PAY FOR THE STATES PORTION. YOU KNOW, THE THING IS HE HAS VETOED EVERY BUDGET THAT HAS NOT HAD THAT IN THEIR. IT DOES LOOK LIKE A LITMUS TEST. THIS IS THE BIGGEST BUDGET IN THE STATES HISTORY. WITH OVER $9 BILLION WORTH OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. LIKE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, WATER AND SEWER AND BROADBAND. THE NEED TO CROSS THE STATE. INCREASES FOR TEACHER RAISES. AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY. AND YET I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD HOLD UP AGAIN OVER SOMETHING THAT IS A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FEDS ARE DOING ON THIS. I JUST THINK WE CAN PASS THIS BUDGET. WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, LIKE WE DID BEFORE. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT PROCESS IN PLACE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE BUDGET PASS. >> WHAT IS THAT MEAN? FOR MEDICAID EXPANSION IN THE HOUSE IN THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS? >> THE PROBLEM IS IT IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL. IT IS VERY COMPLICATED. TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF EXPANDING. LONG-TERM. WHY DON'T WE WORK ON THE GOOD THAT WE KNOW NOW, RATHER THAN HOLDING HOSTAGE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD IN THE BUDGET. THIS IS LITERALLY THE LARGEST BUDGET IN THE STATE HISTORY EVER. $25.7 BILLION WORTH OF SPENDING. NEEDED RAISES AND INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING. INCREDIBLE, HISTORIC AND TRANSFORMATIVE. >> REPRESENTATIVE I WANT TO GET TO REPRESENTATIVE REEVES. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE RAISES. THE KEY AREA OF DISPUTE RAISES FOR TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES. RIGHT NOW THE GOVERNOR IS TALKING ABOUT A 10% RAISE FOR TEACHERS. THE SENATE AT 3%. WHERE ARE YOU SEEING THAT BUT IT WILL PROBABLY LAND BASED ON NEGOTIATIONS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN? >> I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY WAY TO SAY WHERE IT WILL LAND. ANYTIME YOU'RE LOOKING AT A COMPROMISE IT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE EXPECTATION. BOTH SIDES WANT TO GIVE A REASON THE QUESTION IS WHAT KIND OF ARRAYS? THE GOVERNOR'S EMPHASIS, WE ARE NOW COMPETING ON A GLOBAL SCALE. TEACHERS THAT ARE COMING HERE HAVE AN OPTION TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. WITH THAT BEING SAID I DO THINK IT MAKES SENSE. DOES IT LANDS SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE? >> TEACHERS HAVEN'T SEEN A RAISE SINCE 2018. ARE YOU FEELING THE URGENCY EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR KEY PRIORITIES IN THE BUDGET YOU NEED TO GET THEM A RAISE? >> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK WE HAVE HAD HISTORIC ADVANCES AND RAISES. EVERY YEAR, EVER SINCE THE REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN IN THE MAJORITY PARTY. IT IS ONLY WHEN THE GOVERNOR VETOED THE LAST BUDGET THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT HAS PLATEAUED. WE HAVE A REASONABLE BUDGET. IT MAKES SENSE. HERE IS HOW I DETERMINE WHAT IS REASONABLE. I LOOK AT THE REPRESENTATIVE FAMILY. IN MY DISTRICT. I LOOK AT THE RAISES. THERE MEDIUM INCOME. WHAT IS THEIR FAMILY SITUATION? I HAVE DETERMINED IS THE BUDGET REASONABLE? ON ALL POINTS THIS IS A REASONABLE BUDGET. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR. WE INSTITUTED A WHOLE NEW PROCESS. BEFORE WE SIGNED A CONTRACT--I AM CONFIDENT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THERE WITH REASONABLE RAISES FOR ALL STATE EMPLOYEES. OVER FIVE AND HALF PERCENT IS WHAT IN THE HOUSE BUDGET. PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IS REASONABLE. >> ARE YOU FEELING THE MOVE COMPROMISE? THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE THINGS FOR THE GOVERNOR AND DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS THAT HAVE WORKED TOGETHER THIS YEAR. MORE SO THAN PREVIOUS YEARS. WILL THAT TRANSLATE TO A BUDGET? >> YES. NO IF AND OR BUTTS ABOUT THIS. THIS HAS BEEN A MUCH BETTER YEAR. WE HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO STAND TOGETHER AND SIGN THE ENERGY BILL. WE HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION. I DO THINK WE HAVE TO FIND AREAS WHERE WE CAN MEET IN THE MIDDLE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE PRIORITIES WE WILL HAVE TO GIVE. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT EDUCATION BUDGET AND TEACHERS IN PARTICULAR GOT THE LARGEST REDUCTION IN HISTORY. FROM THE BEGINNING. THE REASON IS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS HAVE HAD TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF A LARGE CUT. IN EDUCATIONAL SPENDING. WITH THAT BEING SAID WE HAVE TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE COMPETITIVE. WE CANNOT BE A 10 TOP 10 STATE. I THINK WE WILL GET THERE. >> YOU HAVE A BIG DEADLINE COMING UP ON MONDAY. THE RULING THAT YOU HAVE TO FUND THAT FULLY BY MONDAY. DO YOU ALL THINK YOU WILL BE READY TO DO THAT. ARE YOU EXPECTING AN EXTENSION FROM THE JUDGE? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. WE WANT TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE BUDGET. THIS BUDGET DOES IT. I THINK A VETO OF IT WOULD SET US BACK EVEN MORE. REGARDING THE ADVANCES IN TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THINGS WE AGREE ON AND THINGS THAT THE LEGISLATURE DEBATES. UPON WHAT IS GOOD SPENDING AND WHAT IS A GOOD PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY ADVANCES. LEARNING TO READ AND MATHEMATICS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT IS DELIBERATION THAT WE IN THE LEGISLATURE DO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE JUDGE WILL DO. >> THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF REALLY CONFOUNDING TO US. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON MONDAY IF THERE ISN'T A DECISION ON YOUR PART? DO YOU KNOW? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE AS A. WE SPEAK BYPASSING THE BUDGET. THE GOVERNOR IS SIGNING IT. THE GOVERNOR'S VETO OF THE LAST, BUYING A BUDGET, IS DIFFERENT. THE WHOLE COVID ISSUE THAT WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL. WE HAVE HAD OVER A YEAR'S WORTH OF LEARNING LOST IN THE SCHOOLS. THE PARENTS ARE FRUSTRATED. WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR EDUCATION. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE JUDGE IS DOING. I RESPECT THAT. >> WE WILL CERTAINLY FOLLOW IT CLOSELY. KEEP US UPDATED IF YOU ARE ALL ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF DEAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SHIFTING GEARS NEXT TO THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ON FULL DISPLAY IN OUR COMMUNITIES THIS WEEK. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. >>> WELCOME BACK. THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS BECAME THE HEADLINE OF AT UNC CHAPEL HILL OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS AT LEAST TWO STUDENTS HAVE DIED BY SUICIDE IN RECENT WEEKS. PROMPTING THE CHANCELLOR TO CANCEL CLASSES. DESIGNATING AS A MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS DAY. JOINING ME AS A DOCTOR, A PSYCHIATRIST FROM RALEIGH WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION AT UNC AND HAS TALKED WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THERE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WHAT IS CAUSING MENTAL TRAUMA? SPECIFICALLY AMONG STUDENTS RIGHT NOW. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. EXCEPTIONALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUNG ADULT MENTAL HEALTH. WHEN I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE CAMPUS AND TALK TO SOME OF THE KIDS. ADULTS ACTUALLY. I THOUGHT WITH THEM. WHAT HAS CHANGED? SUICIDE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SO MANY YEARS, CENTURIES REALLY. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR IT HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY. WITH THESE YOUNG ADULTS, WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS AS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE HELP THEY NEEDED. OR THEY DID NOT HOW TO GET THE HELP THEY NEEDED. THE SERVICES THEY HAD AT SCHOOL , IF THEY NEEDED A MEDICATION OR ADJUSTMENTS THEY WERE SENT OUT. THAT MEANS THEY NEEDED REFERRALS. MENTAL HEALTH IS TAXED AT A HIGH--IT IS SO INUNDATED. IN MY OFFICE--IT'S BEEN OPEN FOR 12 YEARS. IT HAS TRIPLED IN SIZE AND THE LAST TWO YEARS. THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE NEED. THE PANDEMIC HAS ISOLATED SO MANY PEOPLE. I WANT TO HELP AS MANY AS WE CAN. TALKING TO THE KIDS IN THE STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. TEACHING THEM HOW TO USE THEIR INSURANCE AND HOW TO DO THINGS ON THEIR OWN. >> WHAT WERE THE STUDENTS TELLING YOU ADDING TO THEIR STRESS? >> A LOT OF THEM HAD NEVER BEEN IN PERSON. BEING ONLINE AND EVEN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR YEAR WAS ONLINE. THEN THEY CAME TO COLLEGE AND SOME OF THEM WERE SOPHOMORES. THEY TOLD ME THEIR FIRST YEAR WAS ONLINE AND THEY THEY WERE TOLD THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO IN PERSON. WHEN THEY FINALLY WENT IN PERSON THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ANYMORE. A LOT OF THEM TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PARTIES ANYMORE. THEY WERE MEETING EACH OTHER AND TRYING TO HELP EACH OTHER THROUGH THE CRISIS. HOW TO DEAL WITH THE STRESS OF BEING IN PERSON AND ACTUALLY SOCIALIZING AGAIN. SOME PEOPLE THRIVE ON IT AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T. THAT WAS A BIG FACTOR. >> WHAT DO SCIENCE STUDENTS NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR? THAT THEY MAY NEED TO TAKE A BREAK OR SEEK HELP? >> THE HUGE SIGNS ARE, AND THIS IS FOR THE THEIR FRIENDS AND THEMSELVES. THEY NEED TO LOOK FOR CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR. CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR COULD LOOK LIKE A PERSON DOESN'T WANT TO GET UP AND GET OUT OF THEIR ROOM. THEY WANT TO STAY IN THEIR ROOM AND WATCH NETFLIX. THEIR MISSING CLASSES AND THEY'RE NOT COMING TO EAT. THEY ARE MISSING MEALS. THEY ARE ISOLATING. THOSE ARE BIG FACTORS. THE PROBLEM IS RIGHT NOW MOST PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED HOW TO ISOLATE. IT SEEMS NORMAL. >> THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING. I CAN RELATE TO THE CONCEPT. SOMETIME IN THE WEEKEND I REALIZE I HAVEN'T LEFT MY HOUSE. I AM USED TO STAYING HOME AT THIS POINT. I SAY YOU NEED TO GET OUTSIDE AND GO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE. WE TALK TO STUDENTS THIS WEEK WHO TOLD US IN SOME CASES THEY ARE WAITING THREE WEEKS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE A COUNSELOR. HOW URGENTLY DOES THIS NEED TO BE FIXED? SO STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS HELP ON CAMPUS QUICKER? >> THE MAIN THING IS THEY HAVE A GREAT COUNSELING SERVICE. ALL COLLEGES HAVE A FREE COUNSELING SESSION. WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE REFERRED OUT IT CAN BE THREE MONTHS BEFORE THEY GET IT. I TALKED TO ONE STUDENT WHO WAS REFERRED IN APRIL AND DID NOT GET A FIRST APPOINTMENT UNTIL AUGUST AND WAS HOSPITALIZED BY THEN. THESE ARE BIG CHALLENGES. IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT A BETTER REFERRAL NETWORK AND WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE MORE OF A NETWORK THAT UNC AND NC STATE IN ALL THESE LOCAL COLLEGES CAN WORK WITH OUR OUTSIDE NETWORK. WE HAVE A LOT OF THERAPIST OUTSIDE IN RALEIGH AND CHAPEL HILL. THAT CAN HELP PATIENTS AND WILL GET THEM IN URGENTLY. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE YOUNGER KIDS IN OUR AREA. IT WAS IMPORTANT YOU SAY YOUNG ADULTS INSTEAD OF CALLING THEM KIDS. WE ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN. CUMBERLAND COUNTY ANNOUNCING THIS WEEK THEY PLAN ON HAVING THEIR OWN MENTAL WELLNESS DAY. A DAY OF REFLECTION. THEY WANT KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO GO HOME AND TALK TO EACH OTHER AND TALK ABOUT HOW THEY ARE FEELING. THE FACT THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO TAKE A WHOLE DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS AS WELL. ARE YOU SEEING THAT AMONG YOUNGER KIDS? >> ABSOLUTELY. ANXIETY HAS INCREASED AND DEPRESSION HAS INCREASED. IN MY OWN HOUSEHOLD I HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO ARE 15, 13 AND 11. MY SON ISOLATES AND SITS ON THE XBOX AND TELLING ME IT'S NORMAL AND HE DOESN'T NEED TO SEE PEOPLE. A 13-YEAR-OLD WHO IS SELF- CONSCIOUS ALL THE TIME ON INSTAGRAM AND THINK SHE IS NOT PERFECT. AN 11-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS ANGER ISSUES BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN HOME FOR SO LONG AND HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ISOLATE. HE IS A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY. THEY CAN RELATE TO THE ACTUAL POPULATION. >> THIS IS A VERY HARD TIME FOR KIDS. WHAT CAN PARENTS BE DOING AT HOME WITH THEIR KIDS RIGHT NOW? >> I THINK TALKING TO THEM. TO BE HONEST, EVEN I CAN DO BETTER. WE ALL CAN DO BETTER. I WORK A LOT. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. IT HAS MADE ME VERY BUSY AND I DON'T SAY NO TO ANYONE. I WANT THEM TO COME IN RIGHT AWAY BUT AT THE SAME TIME I MISS OUT AT HOME. I KIDS NEED ME RIGHT NOW. THEY NEED TO HEAR AND I NEED TO LISTEN MORE THAN TALK. AS PARENTS, WE TALK TOO MUCH. WE NEED TO LISTEN. >> ARE THERE CERTAIN ACTIVITIES KIDS CAN BE DOING THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THAT CAN BOOST HIGHER SELF- ESTEEM OR BOOST THEIR MOODS? >> ANYBODY OUTSIDE. I THINK WE ARE STUCK INSIDE THE HOUSE. WE NEED TO GET OUT AGAIN. WE NEED TO SOCIALIZE AGAIN. I KNOW IT'S COVID. WE NEED TO WEAR OUR MASKS BUT YOU CAN DO SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AGAIN FAITHFULLY. THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. BEING IN THE SUN IS SUPER IMPORTANT. TRYING YOGA IS ANOTHER WAY TO USE MINDFULNESS. KIDS ACTUALLY DO REALLY WELL WITH IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE DOING. IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO GET HELP.

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



WE HAVE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. I'LL SHOW YOU COMING UP. THE LIST OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUSINESSES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS IS ARMADILLO GRILL IS THE LATEST TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. >> WRAL'S SEAN GALLAGHER IS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO FIND OUT WITH THIS MEANS FOR THE GLENN WOOD, SOUTH AREA. SEAN, THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF FOLKS. >> YEAH, THIS WAS VERY ABRUPT SO ABRUPT THAT WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING UP HERE TRYING TO GET LUNCH ON THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY'RE MET WITH THIS SIGN ON THE DOOR, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS LOCATION. NOW, THIS TEX MEX RESTAURANT CALL THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TUCKER STREET HOME FOR THE LAST. 22 YEARS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE OWNERS SAY CHANGES IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND RISING COSTS ARE WHY THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS LOCATION. IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF STAPLE BUSINESSES RALLY, CLOSING CLOUDS BREWING, SHUT DOWN ITS RALEIGH TAVERN ON WEST STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE CAPITAL CLUB. 16 IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OUR BELOVED REAL SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION TO SERVE THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY. BUT FOR SHARE MCCRACKEN OF GARDEN SCAPE DESIGNER FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THIS AREA. THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ELEVATING RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF ROLL WITH IT. NATURALLY COMING TO AN END AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT THAT'S PERFECT FOR THEM. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANGE GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >> AN ARMADILLO GRILL WILL ARE STILL OFFER THEIR CATERING SERVICES HERE AND THEY WILL STILL OPERATE THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN CARRBORO. BUT RENEE, THAT'S ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY RIGHT NEAR UNC CAMPUS. >> WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FARTHER AND WE WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP TAKING ITS PLACE. THERE ON GLENWOOD

Glenwood South staple Armadillo Grill closes

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