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Teachers and classified staff urge district not to transfer Granite Hills mental‑health therapist

Apple Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees · October 3, 2025
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Multiple Granite Hills staff and community members asked the board to intervene after the district announced a transfer of the school's mental‑health therapist, saying the move would disrupt care, programs and trust built with students.

Several staff members and community members urged the Apple Valley Unified School District board on Oct. 2 to reconsider a proposed transfer of Granite Hills High School’s mental‑health therapist, saying the change would disrupt student care and remove an established campus resource.

“My name is JC Scott,” said a classified‑staff member speaking in public comment, and he described Angela Rincon as a “lifeline” for students at Granite Hills who has built trust and programs that support students’ mental health. Michelle Pena, a…

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