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Nursing students urge mental‑health supports; calls for humidifiers, culturally responsive counselors
Summary
Five public commenters — predominantly Heritage University nursing students — urged the district to expand student mental‑health supports, bilingual/culturally responsive counselors, early screening and classroom humidifiers to reduce asthma impacts during wildfire seasons; a retired educator raised concerns about administrative staffing and curriculum.
At the second public‑comment period on Oct. 21 five speakers addressed student wellbeing and district priorities.
Serenity Benoit, a senior nursing student at Heritage University and Eisenhower graduate, urged districtwide self‑care workshops and earlier social‑emotional instruction, citing national increases in anxiety and depression since 2020 and research on stress impacts on youth brain development. She said mindfulness and…
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