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Parent urges board to do more for students with mental‑health needs
Summary
A parent addressed the board during public comment urging greater attention to student mental‑health supports, staff training, and wage increases for district employees who provide care and transport.
Mary Arenas, a Cedar Rapids parent and district employee, urged the Board of Education to increase supports for students with mental‑health challenges and to address staffing and training for employees who support those students.
Arenas said she is a foster parent and a district employee and described her concerns about how students with attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and trauma‑related needs are identified and…
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