Fifteen states, including California, Colorado, and Texas, have sued the Trump administration to prevent cuts to school-based mental health funding. The lawsuit aims to block the administration’s plan to terminate grants that support mental health professionals in schools.
Background
The grants, which total $1 billion, were established by Congress in 2018 after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The program has funded mental and behavioral health services for nearly 775,000 students nationwide.
The Trump administration has attempted to halt the funding, citing concerns that the grants conflict with administration priorities. However, a court has previously ruled that the administration does not have the power to arbitrarily revoke the grant funding.
The states argue that the funding is critical for supporting students’ mental health and that the administration’s actions would harm vulnerable children. The lawsuit seeks to ensure that the funding continues and that schools can provide essential mental health services to their students.
Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.
