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Board to consider $5,000 contract for Madison Holleran Foundation suicide-prevention presentation
Summary
Administration recommended a $5,000 contract with the Madison Holleran Foundation for a student and staff suicide-prevention presentation on Feb. 12, 2026; presenters said the session will support district curriculum, student supports and Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 71 training requirements.
Doctor Schaeffer presented a recommendation to approve a $5,000 contract with the Madison Holleran Foundation to provide suicide-prevention and mental-health-awareness presentations for Manheim Township High School 11th- and 12th-grade students and a separate staff session on Feb. 12, 2026.
Schaeffer said the presentation would support district curriculum, student supports and the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s required Act 71 training. "This is one of the comprehensive steps that we take to address suicide prevention and mental health awareness," Schaeffer said. The administration said funds for the contract would come from budgeted student-services funds.
Board member Doctor Cedric Henderson expressed support and emphasized the prevalence of youth suicide: "Suicide is the second leading cause of death ... for young people from 14 to 18," he said, urging students to use available resources. Administration said a more detailed overview of district mental-health supports would be provided at the next board meeting.
The recommendation was presented for board action; the transcript records the presentation and questions but does not show a final board vote in the excerpt provided.
