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Pasco board proclaims May 15'025'0June 15 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month after former student testimony; district highlights transition job programs
Summary
The school board declared May 15'025'0June 15 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month, approved a proclamation, heard a former student's account of growing up with Tourette's and heard about Cypress Creek High School's transition job-training programs.
The District School Board of Pasco County unanimously approved a proclamation declaring May 15 through June 15 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month and heard testimony highlighting the role school supports can play for students with tic disorders.
Fran Howard of the Office of Student Supports Programs and Services read a letter from Mark Ammiano, identified in the meeting as a former Pasco student who now works in law enforcement. The letter described being diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at age six and a half, co-occurring ADHD and OCD, and the role of school…
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