Illinois Is Mandating Mental Health Screenings for Kids. Parents Beware

Illinois Is Mandating Mental Health Screenings for Kids. Parents Beware

This is a profound government overreach.

Illinois Unlawfully Mandates “Mental Health” Testing of ALL Children » Sons of Liberty Media

Children’s minds are now officially in the crosshairs of one of the most out-of-control state governments in America. Under a controversial new measure just signed into law by far-left Governor J.B. Pritzker, government schools in Illinois will begin mandatory “mental health” testing of all students each year, starting in 3rd grade. Critics are sounding the alarm. …

Rep. Mary Miller to Introduce Bill Combating Illinois Law Requiring ‘Invasive’ Student Mental Health Screenings – Breitbart

Rep. Miller is expected to reintroduce her bill on Friday, called the Parents Opt-In Protection Act, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. The bill would require prior written consent from a parent or guardian, or from the student if the student is an adult or an emancipated minor, before a school could administer a survey about a student’s sensitive personal information.

Illinois to mandate student mental health screenings

MOUNT VERNON — To local educator Melanie Andrews, a newly signed state law seeking to mandate annual mental health screenings for students has a positive intent, but more information is needed on funding and other specifics of the legislation. On July 31, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 into law. This legislation makes Illinois the first state in the country to require “universal mental health assessments” for students in grade…