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Watauga County Schools to host discussion on technology and youth mental health

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Watauga County Schools is partnering with the Watauga Education Foundation to host a discussion about youth mental health on Tuesday evening.

The event is called “Our Kids, Our Community: Navigating Technology and Mental Health in Our Schools.”

Local pediatrician Dr. Scott St. Clair is the keynote speaker. He’ll talk about the impacts of screen use and social media on student learning and mental health.

St. Clair will be joined by WCS Superintendent Leslie Alexander. She’ll provide an update on recently enacted North Carolina legislation restricting the use of cell phones in schools and how that impacts district policies.

Representatives from local youth and health-focused organizations will also be available to answer questions and provide resources on these topics.

The event will be held in the Watauga High School auditorium from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and is open to the public.

Amy Diaz began covering education in North Carolina’s Piedmont region and High Country for WFDD in partnership with Report For America in 2022. Before entering the world of public radio, she worked as a local government reporter in Flint, Mich. where she was named the 2021 Rookie Writer of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. Diaz is originally from Florida, where she interned at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and freelanced for the Tampa Bay Times. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of South Florida, but truly got her start in the field in elementary school writing scripts for the morning news. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.

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