Jillian Balow resigns as Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction; Advocacy groups oppose medication notification bill
Henrico Newsflash – March 1, 2023
Jillian Balow resigns as Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction
Jillian Balow has resigned as Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction but will remain a consultant for the administration, according to a March 1 letter addressed to Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Balow did not provide an explanation for her resignation, which is effective March 9.
Advocacy groups against medication notification bill: ‘Youth deserve to have this autonomy’
A delegate and children’s advocates disagreed whether a bill to require parental notification when any medication was prescribed to a minor for treatment of mental illness would cause harm, or if it was even necessary.
Del. Timothy Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, introduced House Bill 1389, which initially stated that the minor’s parent or guardian would approve the use of controlled substances to treat a minor with mental illness.
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