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Board refers 'Our Healing in Our Hands' youth mental‑health resolution to budget and curriculum committees after lengthy public comment

Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District · May 14, 2019
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After dozens of students, parents and community groups urged the board to adopt a youth-driven wellness resolution, the San Francisco Unified School District Board referred the 'Our Healing in Our Hands' resolution to the Budget and Curriculum committees for further review and a second reading.

The San Francisco Unified School District Board on May 14 moved the student‑led 'Our Healing in Our Hands' resolution to committee after extended public testimony urging expanded school‑based mental‑health supports.

Advocates from the Chinese Progressive Association, United Educators of San Francisco and youth leaders told the board the resolution — introduced by Commissioners Lam, Collins and Maliga — would build student governance, peer‑led counseling and culturally responsive wellness centers. "When students become…

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