Nurses, counselors, mental-health, social-emotional health is the top legislative priority for WSPTA in 2021.
A bill in the legislature right now, HB 1444 would provide school counselors at a ratio of 1 per 150 students by fall of 2021, and this bill heads to the Education Committee for public hearing on TUESDAY. Here is the link for the bill, and the bill status.
We at Lawton fund our counselor through the annual Direct Drive. Legistlative support for this important position would allow for staffing a full-time position, as well as freeing resources for other important priorities.
Legislators can be contacted on this or any other issue via the methods on this page.
