Federal Judge Blocks Cuts to Mental Health Grants for 9 WA Schools
A federal judge has blocked the Education Department from terminating school mental health grants, citing unlawful actions based on new priorities and procedural violations.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kymberly Evanson granted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Department of Education from terminating school-based mental health grants for 15 states through August 24.
- The administration attempted to terminate the programs citing new priorities regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion, despite a December court ruling that evaluating multi-year grants against unpublished priorities is unlawful.
- Congress appropriated $1 billion to support 14,000 mental health professionals in schools, serving nearly 775,000 students, prompting Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 14 other attorneys general to sue.
- Officials argued they were using a different procedural mechanism, but Judge Evanson rejected this circumvention attempt, reiterating that the department's re-review plan remains "arbitrary and capricious."
- A hearing scheduled for August 24 will determine whether a preliminary injunction maintains these critical mental health services while litigation continues.
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