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School launches parent mental-health workshop series as board debates new mental-health curriculum and procurement thresholds
Summary
The division announced a grant-funded parent-education series on youth mental health and digital safety while board members debated language in proposed policies that implement state-required life-skills instruction and procurement threshold changes.
Orange County Public Schools staff presented a grant-funded parent-education series on mental health, trafficking awareness and digital safety, and board members spent substantial time asking for more detail about proposed policies addressing life skills and learning-resource concerns.
Assistant superintendent Susan (last name not specified in audio) described a four-part parent series funded by the Department of Behavioral Health. Sessions will be held at the Taylor Education Administrative Complex (TEAC) starting at 5 p.m. and will include childcare and dinner for attendees who register in advance. The planned topics and tentative dates shared at the Feb. 24 meeting are: - "The Anxious Generation" fireside chat and screening (first session; copies of the book to be provided to the first 25 registrants). - Safe House Project (March 10) — a presentation on child trafficking awareness and protections. - "Hidden in…
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