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University  \n\n| Volume 33 Number 64 | October 14, 2025 | ISSN 1068-2341 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\nWhat’s the Goal Here? Educators’ Perspectives on Iowa’s Senate File 496 on School Mental Health Systems  \nKathryn J. Watson  \nUniversity of Iowa  \nUnited States  \nCitation: Watson, K. J. (2025). What’s the goal here? Educators’ perspectives on Iowa’s Senate File 496 on school mental health systems. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 33(64) .  \n[https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.33.8731](https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.33.8731)  \nAbstract: Iowa's Senate File 496 requires parent permission to formally survey students about their mental health, bans the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools before seventh grade, mandates schools obtain parental permission to use a nickname, and bans any books that depict or describe sex acts in schools. This instrumental case study examineshow educators and school board members (n = 21) perceived the law’s influence on schoolbased mental health systems and the ways they believed it shaped student mental health. Key findings reveal educators perceived Senate File 496 dismantled essential mental health screening processes, restricted identity-affirming practices, and created ambiguity around emotional support. Participants describe these shifts as contributing to fragmented support systems, moral conflict among educators, and potential long-term harm to student well-being.  \nKeywords: Senate File 496; parental rights bills; “Don’t Say Gay” laws; school-based mental health; education policy; mental health promotion in schools  \n¿Cuál es el objetivo aquí? Perspectivas de los educadores sobre el Senate File 496 de Iowa en los sistemas escolares de salud mental  \nResumen: El Senate File 496 de Iowa (Proyecto de Ley del Senado 496 de Iowa) exige el permiso delos padres para encuestar formalmente a los estudiantes sobre su salud mental, prohíbe la  \ndiscusión de la identidad de género y la orientación sexual en las escuelas antes del séptimo grado, obliga a las escuelas a obtener el permiso de los padres para usar un apodo y prohíbe cualquier libro que represente o describa actos sexuales en las escuelas. Este estudio de caso instrumental examina cómo educadores y miembros de juntas escolares (n = 21) percibieron lainfluencia de la ley en los sistemas escolares de salud mental y de qué manera creían que daba forma a la salud mental de los estudiantes. Los hallazgos clave revelan que los educadores percibieron que el Senate File 496 desmanteló procesos esenciales de evaluación de la salud mental, restringió prácticas de afirmación de la identidad y generó ambigüedad en torno al apoyoemocional. Los participantes describen estos cambios como contribuyentes a sistemas de apoyo fragmentados, conflictos morales entre los educadores y un posible daño a largo plazo albienestar estudiantil.  \nPalabras clave: Senate File 496; proyectos de ley sobre derechos parentales; leyes “Don’t Say Gay”; salud mental escolar; política educativa; promoción de la salud mental en las escuelas  \nQual é o objetivo aqui? Perspectivas de educadores sobre o Senate File 496 de Iowa nos sistemas escolares de saúde mental  \nResumo: O Senate File 496 de Iowa (Projeto de Lei do Senado 496 de Iowa) exige a permissão dos pais para pesquisar formalmente os estudantes sobre sua saúde mental, proíbe a discussão sobre identidade de gênero e orientação sexual nas escolas antes do sétimo ano, obriga as escolas a obter apermissão dos pais para usar um apelido e proíbe qualquer livro que retrate ou descreva atos sexuaisnas escolas. Este estudo de caso instrumental examina como educadores e membros de conselhosescolares (n = 21) perceberam a influência da lei nos sistemas escolares de saúde mental e de que maneiras acreditavam que ela moldava a saúde mental dos estudantes. Os principais achados revelam que os educadores p","cbCaifLIgcdRGano","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifLIgcdRGano","pdf",370384,24,"English","# Abstract\n# Policy Requirements in Senate File 496\n# Study Design and Participants\n# Perceived Impacts on School Mental Health Systems\n## Screening and Support Processes\n## Identity-Affirming Practices\n## Emotional Support and System Fragmentation","[{\"question\":\"What does Iowa’s Senate File 496 require regarding student mental health surveys?\",\"answer\":\"It requires parent permission to formally survey students about their mental health.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the law restrict topics related to identity in schools?\",\"answer\":\"It bans discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools before seventh grade.\"},{\"question\":\"What impacts did educators report from Senate File 496 on school-based mental health systems?\",\"answer\":\"Educators perceived dismantling of essential mental health screening processes, restrictions on identity-affirming practices, and ambiguity around emotional support, contributing to fragmented support systems and moral conflict.\"}]","What’s the Goal Here? 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