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Health, counseling and after‑school programs fill gaps for remote students at Canaan
Summary
School staff told legislators limited local health and mental health access forces families to travel, while expanded after‑school and summer programs (74 enrolled) and visiting dental outreach help meet students’ needs despite funding instability.
At the Senate Education Committee’s teacher panel in Canaan, school staff detailed how health, counseling and enrichment programs compensate for scarce local services. Nurse and program coordinator Mika Primo said severe limits in local mental‑health capacity require families to travel to Newport for many services, and she urged the committee to consider how…
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