Work Session November 18, 2025: BATS

Springfield City Commission · November 19, 2025

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Work session item introduced: BATS presentation

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Commissioner (speaker 1) introduced a work-session presentation by BATS and named Beth Dixon as the adult ally accompanying a group of student participants. He invited the students to speak and asked Beth Dixon to have them approach the microphone.

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Members of BATS, a youth-led substance use prevention and mental health group, presented to the Springfield City Commission urging local leaders to oppose state House Bill 172, which they said would require parental consent and restrict studentsaccess to school-based mental health services. Commissioners responded with praise and several said the testimony changed their thinking. The commission then took a routine adjournment vote.

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