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Genesis Lara The Pima County Health Department was given a two-month extension to use part of its COVID-19 relief funding to support behavioral health and emotional wellbeing services in K-12 schools.
People are also reading… Supervisor Rex Scott said he was glad the grant funding provided more opportunities for the health department to engage with local school districts to support students’ and teachers’ mental wellbeing. “This is really just another example of reckless spending for something we don’t need and we should pay the money back,” Christy said in voting against the measure.
Carter-Jenkins noted that as a person with dyslexia, school was always a challenge for her. But, she said, she had one teacher who truly heard her struggles and encouraged her to be successful in her own way.
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