CENTER SQUARE: Group Seeks Probe Into Illinois Law Requiring Grades 3-12 Mental Health Screenings

 A law firm is urging a federal investigation into a new Illinois law, arguing that the act that requires mental health screenings for all school children grades 3-12 violates the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, because it only includes communication with families about the screening and the option to opt-out instead of “affirmative parent consent.”