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WARNS. Interesting acronym for a survey being pushed by the state Department of Education, Washington State University and public schools statewide.

The Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students has been around a few years, but largely disappeared during the coronavirus shutdowns — when students were at home and parents would have an opportunity to see it, read the questions and determine appropriateness. But now that classes are back in-person statewide, the social-emotional learning program is rearing its head again.

With an acronym like WARNS, parents should take it as a...