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Counselors, school safety staff and residents urge board to preserve Safe and Drug‑Free Schools positions
Summary
Several counselors, the district SRO and former program participants told the Laramie County School District #1 board that the Safe and Drug‑Free Schools counseling positions—previously funded by a federal grant—are critical to student safety, mental‑health support and diversion from the justice system and asked the board to prioritize retaining the positions.
Speakers at the Laramie County School District #1 board meeting urged trustees to preserve the district’s Safe and Drug‑Free Schools counselor positions after a federal grant that funded them expired.
At the public‑comment portion, Caleb Hansen, identified himself as a Safe and Drug‑Free preschool counselor at East High School and Kary Junior High, and asked the board to “please consider prioritizing safe and drug‑free schools because I think it is an essential service for our students here,” saying he had sent trustees supporting data by email. He said the counselors provide interventions…
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