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Parent urges board to permit DHHS mobile crisis response for school psychiatric emergencies
Summary
A Cumberland resident urged the board during public comment to adopt a policy ensuring that DHHS mobile crisis teams may be called for psychiatric emergencies in schools when requests have been denied, and requested clearer procedures and visitor policy language.
During the public‑comment period on Jan. 16, Brittany (Britney) Morske of Cumberland told the MSAD 51 board that families and staff have been denied access to the state's mobile crisis service for students with escalating behavioral or psychiatric needs and asked the board to adopt a policy to ensure families' right to request crisis response.
Morske said…
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