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Tustin Unified highlights school-based mental-health supports and 15 community schools
Summary
TUSD officials presented a districtwide student services model that emphasizes mental-health supports, alternatives to suspension and community schools; Director Laura Rubio said health services manage over 19,000 medical conditions among the district's 21,000+ students and described staffing and program totals.
Tustin Unified School District leaders on Tuesday detailed the district's student-services model, emphasizing mental-health supports, coordinated health services and an "alternative to suspension" approach intended to keep students connected to learning.
Director of Student Services Dr. Laura Rubio told the board the department focuses on foundational needs "safety, belonging, and well-being" so students can succeed academically. "Our work in student services lives at those foundational levels," Rubio said. She said the district's health services…
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