# @smeharbinger on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVKIJdOiYgg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57551705-smeharbinger-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-24T23:00:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Harbinger (@SMEHarbinger) — https://gondola.cc/SMEHarbinger

## Caption

House Bill 2420 has been recommended to the Kansas House of Representatives after being amended by the Kansas House Committee on Education on Feb. 16. If passed in both branches, it would require written consent from a parent before their child receives mental health services from their school district.

The term “mental health services” includes programs or strategies applied in a school setting that address a student’s emotions, social interactions and behavior. At SM East, this would include meeting with a counselor to talk about personal issues.

Senator Megan Steele, the senator who introduced the bill, did not respond to a request for comment, but in her supporting testimony, she stated that parental consent is already required for some school surveys, educational evaluations and medical care, so it would make sense to require consent for mental health services.

To read more, click the link in bio.

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