Patchogue-Medford School District Featured On PBS

The Patchogue-Medford School District was featured in a PBS segment recently about helicopter parenting.

The documentary piece, "Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids' health," focused on protective parenting and how far parents go to protect their children.

"Has protective parenting gone too far? Several high-profile news stories, along with increasing rates of childhood obesity, anxiety and depression, have sparked a movement encouraging parents to allow their children greater freedom. The nonprofit Let Grow is leading the call for what’s known as “free range parenting,” in which kids can just be kids. William Brangham reports," the description reads.

Check out the movie here.