Citing a shortage of school counselors, Texas passed a law allowing chaplains to be school counselors. Some say it's the government's responsibility, not churches', to provide mental health services.

Gala Davis (right), guidance counselor, helps Kaileigh Davis (left), senior, with a scholarship application in her office at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, March 6 ...

Many independent school districts, including the largest ones, do not allow chaplains to serve as counselors, which is now allowed under a new Texas law. By Annie Xia April 5, 2024 8 PM Central ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Clint Independent School District counselor has been named a finalist for a Texas School Counselor of the Year award, according to the school district on Tuesday, May 20.

Texas school counselors are troubled too. Jill Adams, a 16-year school counselor, is president of the Texas School Counselor Association. She said with training in child development, ...

More than 100 chaplains signed a letter urging local Texas school boards to vote against putting chaplains in public schools, calling efforts to enlist religious counselors in public classrooms ...

Citing a shortage of school counselors, Texas passed a law allowing chaplains to be school counselors. Some say it's the government's responsibility, not churches', to provide mental health services.

In Texas, a single school counselor sees 300 to 450 students, according to the Texas School Counseling Association. The student-to-counselor ratio can vary across campuses based on many factors ...

More than 100 Texas chaplains have signed onto a letter protesting a new state law that allows them to serve as counselors in public schools.. The letter released Tuesday urges school board ...

While the recommendation is for one counselor for every 250 students - that's according to the American School Counselor Association - in Texas, it's one for every 400 kids.