MURPHY REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, REDUCE POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), reintroduced the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (https://www.murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/counseling_not_criminalization_act_bill_text.pdf), legislation to improve educational outcomes by redirecting existing resources towards counselors, social workers, and other services to create supportive environments in schools, as well as prohibiting the use of federal funds for police in schools. The bill would also provide a standalone grant program to help districts hir...