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Student ambassador urges board to bolster mental‑health supports and reconsider cuts to IB electives
Summary
Fernanda Galvin, the student ambassador, told the board that recent student deaths have strained peers and staff and urged the district to preserve IB electives and world‑language opportunities that she says will be lost under proposed schedule changes.
Fernanda Galvin, the Westminster High School student ambassador, told the board on April 28 that recent student deaths have deeply affected classmates and teachers and called for more visible mental‑health resources and outreach.
“I've obviously struggled with losing classmates myself,” Galvin said. “We could also bring more awareness towards mental illnesses… suicide prevention, and various other issues to let students know…
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