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Candidate Vicente emphasizes need for stronger mental-health supports after local student losses
Summary
Vicente, a student trustee candidate, told the board he wants to prioritize countywide mental-health supports, saying peer crisis and losses at his school underscore urgency. He called for resources and systems that reach students across schools.
Vicente told trustees he wants to elevate youth voices and make mental-health supports a county priority. "It's gotten to the point where in my school, 3 boys have lost their life," he said when describing the stakes of expanding mental-health resources.
He urged the board to treat student mental health as a systemic concern rather than isolated incidents and said stronger support across schools could prevent crises. Vicente framed his candidacy around equity and the need for a meaningful seat at decision-making tables so students affected by trauma and resource gaps are represented.
The claim about student deaths was made by Vicente in his interview; the transcript records the candidate's statement but does not include corroboration, follow-up staff response or a recorded plan for investigation or immediate action.
