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Public commenters at Hamilton County BOE urge mental-health support; opinion split over school-based providers
Summary
Several residents and school staff urged the board to address student mental health, limit phone distractions and improve staff pay/retention for specialized programs. Speakers were split: some urged more school-based services and supports, while others urged pulling contracted providers from schools or greater parental control.
During the public comment segment of the Hamilton County Board of Education work session, multiple speakers urged the board to address student mental health and instructional disruptions, while offering sharply different views on school-based mental-health services.
Science teacher Jesse Hillis presented data and called for stronger limits on cell-phone use in schools, saying classroom distractions are reducing instructional time. Hillis said his materials were drawn from Jonathan Haidt’s book The Anxious…
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