PHOENIX — Calling it an interference with parental rights, state lawmakers are moving to overturn a 2021 law requiring that mental health be part of the curriculum in school health programs.
The 27-22 preliminary vote on House Bill 2093 came over objections of several lawmakers who said students need access to not just such programs in the classrooms but also guidance counselors who can help them deal with issues of depression and considering suicide.
But Rep. Lisa Fink said that’s not what schools should be doing.
