LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting schools nationwide that are facing the potential loss of critical federal funding for mental health services.
The brief backs a lawsuit filed by a school district in New Mexico challenging the Department of Education’s decision to terminate grants established under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The brief highlights the need to preserve access to school-based mental health services, mainly in underserved and rural communities…