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Granville County board approves pilot partnership with UNC Chapel Hill for school-based mental health services
Summary
After extended discussion and concerns about outside providers, the Granville County School Board voted to pilot a partnership with UNC Chapel Hill Hospital to deliver school-based mental health services with parental consent and a 90-day termination clause.
The Granville County School Board voted to move forward with a pilot partnership with UNC Chapel Hill Hospital to provide mental-health services to students in district schools.
Board members debated the proposal at length before the motion passed. Proponents said the agreement creates new, voluntary options for families and a way to expand access without creating a direct financial burden for the district. “There are students in our schools right now that desperately need some professional support,” a district official told the board, adding the program would start small as a pilot in selected schools and require parental consent.
Opponents raised concerns about outside providers operating inside school…
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