Cochise County approves Year 2 of school-based mental health grant, fentanyl pilot and school safety app accounts The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 approved Year 2 of a federal school-based mental health grant worth $322,268, a fentanyl-reduction pilot with Village Creek Corporation and developer accounts needed to deploy a school safety anonymous tip app tied to Sandy Hook Promise.

Cochise County is taking a bold step forward by approving a $322,268 mental health grant and launching innovative initiatives to combat fentanyl and enhance school safety!

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Farmington board weighs state safety grants tied to outside investigations and privilege waiver The Farmington Public Schools board discussed whether to accept roughly $2 million in safety and mental‑health funds conditioned on allowing outside investigations after a “mass event” and waiving attorney‑client privilege. Trustees expressed concern about legal ambiguity, staff privacy and precedent and deferred a final decision to the next meeting.

Farmington Public Schools faces a tough decision: accept $2 million in safety and mental health grants that could compromise legal protections.

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Superintendents warn tightened rules and uncertainty for school safety, mental-health funding could disrupt services District leaders told the House appropriation subcommittee that flexibility granted after the Oxford shooting was narrowed in later appropriations cycles, increasing compliance burdens and causing districts to delay hires and services.

Superintendents warn that new funding rules for mental health and school safety are putting critical services at risk, leaving districts uncertain about the future of their support staff.

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USBE Board Prioritizes School Safety in New Strategic Plan Updates USBE board emphasizes school safety with new strategic goals and improved oversight measures.

Utah's School Security Task Force just approved a groundbreaking initiative to boost mental health funding by $2 million, recognizing its vital connection to student safety.

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Kyrene School Board discusses class sizes and approves anonymous reporting system contract Board addresses parent concerns over class sizes and approves new safety reporting system.

Parents are sounding the alarm over increasing class sizes in Kyrene, fearing it could jeopardize their children's education and well-being.

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