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Board splits over opt‑in vs. opt‑out, parental‑rights language for proposed mental‑health app pilot
Summary
District staff proposed a grant‑funded pilot to provide after‑hours mental‑health coaching for secondary students via a vendor app. Board members raised concerns about opt‑in vs opt‑out access, parental notification and data collection; a motion to amend the pilot contract to reference Florida parental‑rights law was moved and seconded and incorporated in the record. The pilot was described as a January rollout, but the transcript does not record a final vote on full board approval.
District staff presented a grant‑funded pilot for a third‑party mental‑health platform intended to give students after‑hours access to trained coaches supervised by licensed clinicians.
The pilot: staff said the platform can be accessed by students through an app or the Chromebook and that coaches are supervised by licensed mental‑health clinicians. The district framed the project as a pilot paid for through a grant, with the vendor flexible on implementation details and a pilot rollout targeted for January through the end of the school year.
Board concerns: several board members raised strong questions about consent and parental rights. One board member (Speaker 6) said an opt‑out model would be…
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