"This should have been the death penalty 100%," one parent said. "I sent my daughter to school, and she was shot eight times."

Allowing students to take mental health days when they are struggling emotionally is a positive step but won't solve the wider crisis K-12 leaders are confronting.

In an effort to tackle this mental health crisis, the Biden-Harris administration announced two primary actions to address youth mental health on Friday.

A recent survey of swing state voters shows growing support for prohibiting teaching about LGBTQ issues to younger students and barring critical race theory