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Florida’s public schools historically have checked thousands of students a year for vision, hearing and growth problems, hoping to catch early health issues that can impede academic achievement. But the number of students in Orange and Seminole public schools screened last year plummeted after Florida passed a new law that requires parents to give written permission for their children to take .
Once trained, students are called ambassadors. They do not counsel troubled students.
Mount Dora is the fourth school in Lake that will receive You re Not Alone training.
Lake Minneola was the first in 2019.
MOUNT DORA Wearing a red I m Smiling mask, Kennedy Thompson took a seat among 50 socially distanced students in Mount Dora High School s auditorium Thursday morning.
They were there for the first step in a team-building exercise that could have long-lasting implications. The students listened attentively to a 30-minute presentation about You re Not Alone, a mental health awareness program in which teens are trained to help direct students in crisis to the proper resources.