‘Very disappointing:’ Schools scramble after lawmakers spike behavioral health grants (UPDATED)
A legislative committee tabled $1.2 million in behavioral health grants, leaving ten school districts and charters without expected funding. The schools had applied for the grants to provide optional in-school services.
Ten districts and charters applied for $1.2 million for optional in-school services. A legislative committee abruptly tabled the idea last week.
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