Black children overdiagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder - The Sacramento Observer

Black children overdiagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder - The Sacramento Observer

‘Bad kid’ diagnosis ‘greases the school-to-prison pipeline,’ doctor says.  By Josh McGhee, MindSite News | CALmatters Network Black children are disproportionately diagnosed with a mental health condition known as oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), which serves to label them as “bad kids” and perpetuates systemic racism, says a California psychiatrist in a report released in January. Dr. Rupi Legha is a California-based child psychiatrist of…

Parents pen public letter alleging ‘Black children in UGDSB are not safe’

School board officials refute letter, say progress being made on issues By Robin George Some parents are frustrated by how the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) responds to anti-Black racism and are calling on the Ministry of Education to conduct an equity audit of the board.  Following more than a year of incidents involving their children, Rockwood residents Nia James and Nyesha Ward, along with a group of other UGDSB parents, penned a…