Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to block an order requiring it to issue millions of dollars in grants to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools.
Mental health program, which was funded Congress Following the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, texasThis includes grants to help schools hire more counselors, psychologists and social workers, with a focus on rural and disadvantaged areas of the country. But President Donald Trump’s administration opposed aspects of the grant programs that were linked to race, saying they were harmful to students and telling recipients they would not receive funding after December 2025.
US District Judge Kimberly K. Evanson ruled in October that the administration’s move to revoke school mental health grants was arbitrary and capricious.
US Department of Education and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon requested an emergency stay and on Thursday, a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected that motion.
The panel wrote in its decision that the government has not shown that it is likely to succeed based on its claims that the district court lacks jurisdiction or that “irreparable harm would be caused in the absence of a stay.”
Under what circumstances was the grant first provided? democratic Administration of President Joe Biden. The Department of Education gave priority for funding to applicants who demonstrated how they would increase the number of counselors from diverse backgrounds or from communities directly served by the school district.
The Trump administration said in a statement after the decision in October that the grant was used “to promote divisive ideologies based on race and gender.”
The ruling by Judge Evanson of the U.S. District Court in Seattle applies only to some grant recipients from 16 Democratic-led states that challenged the Education Department’s decision. For example, in Madera County, California, the ruling recovers approximately $3.8 million. In Marin County, California, it underwent an $8 million restoration.