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Killingly students fought for a mental health clinic in their school due to increased reports of anxiety attacks among teenagers. Even though it would be funded...
Proponents of a rejected school-based mental health center in Killingly plead with the state Board of Education to move on their complaint.
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Lawmakers called it the “defining issue” of the 2022 legislative session, passing three wide-ranging measures that would expand access to and boost resources for children’s mental health.
The Connecticut DOE is now investigating whether Killingly violated the “educational interest of the state" by rejecting a proposal for a mental health center.
The state of Connecticut is now involved after this small northeastern town said no to a fully-funded, school-based mental health center.