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Ann Arbor superintendent highlights suicide‑prevention outreach, staffing and health‑care cost concerns

Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education · January 9, 2026
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Superintendent Jazz Parks told the board Sept. 17 that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and outlined weekly district messaging and a new student‑support advisory committee; she also flagged rising health‑care costs and daily hiring activity across the district.

Superintendent Jazz Parks told the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education on Sept. 17 that the district will mark Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with weekly district updates and an online resource page for students, families and staff. "This month, September, is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month," Parks said, emphasizing the district’s role in stigma reduction and early-warning recognition.

Parks said the district has convened a new student support advisory committee composed of staff, students, parents, caregivers and…

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