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Albany County trustees hear J Boots suicide-awareness update; presenters ask district support and grant pursuit
Summary
Presenters described expansion of the J Boots suicide-awareness effort across Albany County schools, noting the program distributed 256 pairs of boots this year and asking the board to consider financial and grant support (presenters suggested roughly $60,000 as one target).
Superintendent Dr. Goldart introduced a report on J Boots, a school-centered suicide-awareness and prevention program that district presenters said has expanded across Albany County and into regional partner schools.
Terry Moss, who led the presentation, said the program has grown rapidly: “we were able to give out 256 pairs of boots to students and a total of 256 boots this year,” and noted fundraising needs have risen — from about $60,000 the first year to roughly $90,000 last year. He asked the board to consider district support and to pursue grant dollars so the program is not always catching up on annual…
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