"California secured a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from discontinuing roughly $200 million in school mental health grant funding awarded to dozens of schools and universities in California, including the Santa Clara County Office of Education and California State University East Bay. Congress created the Mental Health Professional Demonstration Grant Program in 2018 following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 14 students and three staff members,"
"In April, the U.S. Department of Education alerted California and 15 other states that the program grant funding would be discontinued at the end of the year because the department determined that the programs were not in the best interest of the federal government and conflict with the Trump administration's priorities alleging that they violate civil rights law, do not prioritize merit, fairness and excellence in education,"
A court order temporarily prevented the federal government from discontinuing roughly $200 million in school mental health grants awarded to dozens of California schools and universities. Congress established related grant programs in 2018 and 2020 to expand school-based mental health services and aim to add 14,000 mental health professionals, prioritizing low-income and rural communities. The U.S. Department of Education notified 16 states in April that funding would end, citing conflicts with federal priorities and alleging legal and policy concerns. Impacted states formed a coalition and sued; the October order denied the department's motion to dismiss and blocked the cuts for nearly 50 grantees.
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