Illinois Students Lead the Charge in Bringing Mental Health Days to College
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JANUARY 8, 2024
In 2022, Illinois implemented a bill providing K-12 students five excused mental health day absences per year, without requiring a doctor's note. Lauren Bounds was a senior in high school when Illinois implemented a new bill that offered five mental health days, not just sick days, to students in K-12 schools.
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