Flagler County School District installing 'amazing' sensory rooms in every school

A federal grant is funding a unique sensory room for students in each school.

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When the door to Flagler Palm Coast High School’s new sensory room is open, sounds trickle in from the outside. As the door closes you are encompassed by a different world of soothing light and colors, sounds, vibrations and an array of different textures.

Some students with disabilities are not able to filter out the outside noises. The rooms help them regulate themselves, said Mindy Morris, Flagler Schools' lead behavioral specialist.

“Sensory rooms are becoming more popular now, because the research has shown that there has been an improvement in behaviors across different environments,” Morris said. “We’re able to allow our students to come in here and get those needs met and then go back to the classroom and have more focus or be more regulated with their behaviors.”

 

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