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Board of Ed. Approves Mental Health Support for Killingly Students
Students in one local school district will now have easier access to mental health services. The Killingly Board of Education passed a motion during their meeting Wednesday night that would allow for a school-based mental facility to be established in some schools. The Board says that these services will not cost the community a dime and that the money will…
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Severely Mentally Ill Teens Sent to NY Foster Home Unable to Treat Them, Leading to Scares
There is a dire shortage of psychiatric care for adolescents that has led to conflict and crime in a Westchester County town. And while residents demand a solution, the teens meanwhile are being denied the help they so desperately need, putting them at risk of hurting themselves — or others.
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State Board of Ed Finds Reasonable Cause Killingly BOE Failed to Meet Students' Needs
In a scathing report, the State Education Department said it found the Killingly Board of Education failed to meet its students’ mental health needs.
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State Board of Ed Finds Reasonable Cause Killingly BOE Failed to Meet Students' Needs
The Connecticut Education Department unanimously voted to approve the education commissioner’s recommendation, finding reasonable cause that the Killingly Board of Ed failed to fulfill the educational interests of the state. The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) began an investigation into the Killingly Board of Ed in April after receiving a complaint from parents and students who alleged that...