WJLA: DC education budget hearing lasts for more than 10 hours, dozens request more funding

“As both the mother of a child who has been diagnosed with ODD and as an early childhood special education teacher in Ward 8, I have firsthand witness and experience with issues related to school-based mental health.” - Ward 8 PAVE parent leader India Patrick

Watch India testify to members of the DC Council to share her experience as an educator and a mom in need of more mental health supports for her child and her students.