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Battle Ground school initiatives keep an eye on student mental health

By , Columbian staff writer
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Lillie Shaver, a social-emotional learning center clerk at Chief Umtuch Middle School in Battle Ground, is surrounded by inspirational messages in the school's Wolverine Den on Friday morning. The program is a part of a districtwide effort to provide social-emotional support to students acting out in class in place of punishment or an interruption of learning.
Lillie Shaver, a social-emotional learning center clerk at Chief Umtuch Middle School in Battle Ground, is surrounded by inspirational messages in the school's Wolverine Den on Friday morning. The program is a part of a districtwide effort to provide social-emotional support to students acting out in class in place of punishment or an interruption of learning. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Colorful sticky notes with messages of encouragement cover a wall in the Wolverine Den, a modified counseling office at Chief Umtuch Middle School in Battle Ground.

The den is a place of solace and reflection for students who become overwhelmed or act out in the classroom — a productive alternative to punishment or detention.

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