15 states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts
The states say the cuts would strip millions from school counseling programs and undermine services for nearly 775,000 students nationwide.
- On Friday, a coalition of 15 states sued the administration of President Donald Trump to block the planned termination of federal school-based mental health grants scheduled for the end of this month.
- Congress allocated $1 billion in 2022 for the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program following the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, backed by Republican U.S. Senators John Cornyn, Susan Collins, and Thom Tillis.
- Trump administration officials claimed the grants conflicted with administration priorities, defying a court order from last July that protected the program serving nearly 775,000 students nationwide.
- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell stated the administration lacks power to arbitrarily revoke services; the new filing addresses gaps in the prior court order that could permit funding termination.
- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha emphasized that grants help students cope with loneliness and violence; the Department of Education did not respond to requests for comment on the termination plan.
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Maryland joins 14 other states fighting loss of public school mental health grants
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‘Persists in its illegal plan’: Trump admin unlawfully trying to ‘circumvent’ court order protecting $1B in youth mental health funding, states say
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). The Trump administration is unlawfully trying to slash some $1 billion in federal funding for school-based mental health services in violation of a court order, a federal...
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15 states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts
Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between Democratic-led states and the U.S. Department of Education over…
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