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Abington Heights board approves contract to host private counseling services in schools
Summary
The board approved an agreement letting Integrative Counseling Services use school space for private counseling paid by families’ insurance; the district said the vendor will not replace district counseling services. Vote: 6–0.
The Abington Heights School District board voted 6–0 on March 4 to approve an agreement with Integrative Counseling Services that allows the provider to offer counseling at district facilities. The district said the arrangement would provide space for a private counselor and that parents would pay through their own insurance; officials emphasized the vendor would not supplant existing district counseling services.
Mr. Razer presented the agreement and asked the board to approve it. A motion was moved and seconded and passed on a roll-call vote with six members voting yes. The meeting record does not list contract terms such as length, financial arrangements with the district, or insurance-verification procedures.
Board members did not raise substantive objections during the recorded discussion. The transcript indicates the intention is to ease access for families seeking privately billed counseling while preserving the district’s own counseling program.
