Oklahoma education leaders granting $35M in relief funding for districts to hire counselors Share Updated: 7:05 PM CDT Jul 6, 2021 Share Updated: 7:05 PM CDT Jul 6, 2021
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Show Transcript A BREAKDOWN AND TELLS YOU HOW ONE METRO SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL USE THE MONEY. KIDS ARE STRUGGLING. SOME THAT HAVE NEVER HAD ANXIETY AND FEARS BEFORE HAVE THAT. BRYAN: PERR:IS IT’S THE HARSH REALITY STUDENTS ACROSS OKLAHOMA ARE FACING DURING THE PANDEMIC. THEY HAVE FAMILY CRISIS IS GOING ON THEY’VE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. PARENTS ARE UNDER A LOT MORE STRESS THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY JUST AS A UNIT KIDS HAVE BEEN IN ISOLATION. PERRIS: AND TO HELP STUDENTS COPE, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AWARDING $375. MILLION IN FEDERAL RELIEF MONEY TO 181 OKLAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. TODAY, I CAUGHT UP WITH MICHLEEL MCNEAR AND KRISTY HERNANDEZ WITH MOEOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BOTH IN CHARGE OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS FOR THEIR DISTRICT. MOORE IS NO STRANGER