Capistrano Unified Rejects Policy Notifying Parents of Child’s Mental Health Crisis

The largest school district in California’s Orange County rejected a policy that would notify parents when their child experience a mental health crisis.

Micaela Ricaforte

10/21/2023|Updated: 12/30/2023

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The Capistrano Unified School District rejected a parent notification policy for students’ mental health crises on Oct. 18, making it the first school district to shoot down such a proposal after a wave of local school boards adopted similar policies over the summer.

The board voted 4–2 to reject the policy during a board meeting, with Trustees Krista Castellanos, Michael Parham, Amy Hanacek, and Gila Jones voting against it and Trustees Judy Bullockus and Lisa Davis voting in favor.

Micaela Ricaforte

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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.

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