{"id":369429,"date":"2026-06-21T20:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369429\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T20:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:11:12","slug":"trump-administration-still-trying-to-cancel-school-based-mental-health-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369429\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration still trying to cancel school-based mental health programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/updates\/hundreds-of-california-school-mental-health-jobs-in-jeopardy-as-trump-targets-grants-again\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EdSource<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Department of Education is reviving its cancellation of roughly $168 million in school-based mental health programs in California that fund hundreds of social workers, counselors and mental health support staff in schools, according to a motion <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Def-Motion-for-Clarification.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed<\/a> on June 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the filing, Trump officials seek a clarification from a federal judge that a December 2025 order to permanently restore mental health grants does not block the termination of those grants under a separate regulation. U.S. District Court Judge Kymberly K. Evanson in Seattle had <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/updates\/judge-trump-administration-must-release-some-mental-health-grant-funds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously ruled<\/a> in favor of a multi-state coalition, stating that the department\u2019s decision to discontinue grants <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/2025\/trump-cuts-mental-health-school-grants\/741367\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last April<\/a> were \u201carbitrary\u201d and \u201ccapricious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department is not reinstating its non-continuation decisions,\u201d Trump officials said. \u201cIt is exercising its authority to terminate the grants regardless of their character as multi-year grants under a separate legal authority,\u201d arguing that grant termination is legally distinct from a decision not to continue funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drew Furedi, president of Para Los Ni\u00f1os, a nonprofit in Los Angeles that provides educational and mental health services to underserved students, told EdSource that the second attempt to revoke funds could threaten key support for \u201coverwhelmed\u201d families.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith a third of our middle school population unhoused, our mental health professionals and social workers have been doing incredible work with students the past three years,\u201d Furedi said. \u201cIt is so disappointing that the Department of Education, instead of recognizing and expanding school-based mental health as an essential tool for addressing the nation-wide drop in student performance, has instead decided to cut off a lifeline that ensures every child and family can thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department asked the court to issue a decision by July 30 and allow terminations to begin as early as July 31. If the court agrees, the ruling could clear the way for the Trump administration to end some or all school-based mental health grants as part of its ongoing campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EdSource<\/a> is California\u2019s largest independent newsroom focused on education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This story was originally published by EdSource. 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