Even clinicians reject this agenda of mental health screenings in schools.

Send a message to your school district NOW if you reject it as well.

Submit opt out forms ahead of the official 2026 roll out.
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In the late 1990s, teachers insisted that students undergo testing for ADHD. Many were prescribed Ritalin, which is similar to cocaine. When Ritalin became ineffective, they switched to Prozac. The Columbine students were the first generation to be prescribed Ritalin. Every parent should consider opting their children out of this screening.

I want to address Illinois’ new law mandating annual mental health screenings for every student in our schools.

First, I want to be clear, certainly all parents want their children to be healthy and supported. But a mandatory law that gives the state the authority to screen every child’s mind every single year raises serious questions that have yet to be answered.

Who exactly will be conducting these screenings? What are their qualifications? Will they be licensed professionals with specific training in child psychology, or will this be outsourced to contractors with minimal oversight, and if so under what guidelines ?

What specific tools will be used? Are they scientifically validated for children at these age levels? And most importantly, why are the parental rights as they pertain to this law? will parents be fully informed before any questions are asked, and will they be allowed to be present during the process?

If the results suggest a diagnosis, will that become a mandatory order for treatment? What happens if a parent disagrees with the findings? Will they be referred to child protective services for refusing a state-recommended intervention?

How will my child’s data be stored and protected? Who will have access? Will it be part of their permanent school record? Will it be shared with outside agencies or law enforcement? And what will be parents civil recourse if it mishandled and abused?

And who’s paying for all of this? Taxpayers deserve to know the total cost and whether these funds are being pulled from other vital classroom needs.

Mental health is a deeply personal and private matter, and no law should override a parent’s right to guide their child’s care. Before this law moves forward, the public deserves transparency, clear opt-out rights, and safeguards that protect both our children’s privacy and our authority as parents.

Since sexual orientation is included in can imagine behavioral modification drugs will not be the only medications being pushed.

Schools interfering with every aspect of a child’s mental health is alarming. Conservative parents beware your lifestyle will be controversial.

Until those answers are provided, this program should not proceed. Our children are not test subjects, and our rights as parents are not optional.