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Mayor Bill de Blasio, first lady Chirlane McCray and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Monday announced a mental health plan to help better support students during the pandemic.
The first phase will focus on the 27 communities most affected by Covid-19, with plans to ultimately make new mental health supports available to students citywide, the mayor s office said. The trauma of the pandemic has been acutely felt by our youngest New Yorkers, de Blasio said in a statement. In New York City, we believe that mental health care is a human right, and our students will not navigate this pain and grief alone.
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SANTA MONICA On Thursday, December 17, conflict broke out during a Santa Monica Malibu School District Board Meeting. City Councilmember Oscar De la Torre refused to step down as a member of the board.
The district believes that per Government Code Section 1099, which prohibits elected officials from holding “incompatible offices,” De la Torre forfeited his board position when he assumed a seat on City Council on December 8.
During the meeting De la Torre made multiple attempts to speak, which were halted by Board President Jon Kean. At one point, the board agreed to move the meeting into a closed session midway through the meeting to avoid further conflict.