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District appeals federal cut to school mental-health grant; services funded through December while appeals proceed
Summary
Silver Consolidated Schools officials said a federal school-based mental-health grant was canceled and the district is appealing; staff have funding to continue providers through December and are pursuing state and local alternatives while legal and legislative outreach continues.
Joyce Barela, the district's mental-health grant coordinator, told the board on May 19 that the federal school-based mental-health grant funding had been canceled and the district is pursuing appeals and alternative local funding.
Barela reported that wellness rooms saw 4,025 student visits through May 15 and that McKinney-Vento services currently cover 63 identified students; she said the district has restocked…
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