15 states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts

By: Anna Claire Vollers

Outlets: Stateline

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 573

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding.

The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between Democratic-led states and the U.S. Department of Education over a mental health grant program that Congress established following the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

At stake is a $1 billion program that offers grants to school …

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