Kentucky’s children, teachers, and parents are at the center of a new law.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has announced that his state would receive around $2.3 million from a federal agency to aid in steps to enhance school safety and mental health.
On Thursday, the senator announced that Ashland, Kentucky’s Kentucky Educational Development Finance Corporation, will receive more than $2 million from the Department of Health and Human Services. Both sums will help schools across Kentucky introduce initiatives that promote mental health education and early intervention.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which provides funds for these prizes, was passed primarily due to the efforts of Senate Minority Leader McConnell.
McConnell said this funding will provide “much-needed mental health infrastructure in our schools.”
Senator McConnell believes that providing a secure school environment for American students should not be sacrificed in the name of constitutional protection. Teachers and kids in Kentucky’s public schools will be safer thanks to a new law that provides support services for troubled teens.