01-07-2025
Attorney General Campbell joins other states in lawsuit challenging Department of Education mental health funding cuts
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'As our young people face a nationwide mental health epidemic, it is critical to ensure they have access to the resources they need, including mental health professionals in schools,' Campbell said in the statement. 'The Trump Administration does not have the power to arbitrarily revoke grant funding that provides critical mental health services to our students.'
'I will continue to fight against unlawful federal actions that harm our children,' she said.
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Campbell signed the lawsuit with attorney generals from three other New England states: Connecticut, Maine, and Rhode Island. The remaining states are California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The lawsuit names the Department of Education and Education Secretary
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'Because of the termination of this program, thousands of low-income American students across several school districts in Greater Boston will lose the support of these psychologists and counselors in training,' the statement said.
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