School Mental Health Projects Canceled by Trump Might Still Survive

School Mental Health Projects Canceled by Trump Might Still Survive

The end of funding could still be days away, but a new court order offers some hope for grantees.

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ANNOUNCES COURT ORDER TO UNWIND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S UNLAWFUL CANCELLATION OF SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong announced today that a federal judge found that the U.S. Department of Education acted unlawfully by abruptly discontinuing previously approved grants to fund mental health professionals in K-12 schools following a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Tong and 15 other attorneys general. The states successfully argued that the department acted illegally when it told grantees it would discontinue the me…