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School board adopts student health services policy on teletherapy after members raise privacy and staffing concerns
Summary
Powhatan County School Board unanimously adopted an updated Student Health Services policy (JHC) permitting students to schedule and participate in mental‑health teletherapy on school property; several board members warned about staffing, supervision and parent‑consent implications during debate.
The Powhatan County School Board voted unanimously Aug. 12 to adopt an update to the division’s Student Health Services policy (JHC) that permits students to schedule and participate in teletherapy and other telehealth mental‑health services on school property.
Superintendent and staff presented the policy change as an effort to increase access to mental‑health care for students by allowing teletherapy sessions on school grounds…
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