1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Texas is cutting $607 million from the School Health and Related Services program, and I need you to fight to restore that funding now. SHARS provides Medicaid reimbursements to school districts for health services delivered to students with disabilities. Gutting it doesn't just cut a budget line — it pulls the rug out from under kids who depend on those services every single day. School officials are already warning that this cut will make it harder to recruit and retain the staff who serve students with disabilities. These are therapists, nurses, and specialists who can't simply be replaced. When districts can't compete on pay, those positions go unfilled, and real children lose access to care they're legally entitled to receive. Texas made a choice to walk away from federal money that was working — and students with disabilities are the ones paying for it.