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SALEM, OR (KPTV) – Local high school students testified before lawmakers in Salem Monday in support of House Bill 2191, which would make it easier for students to call in sick for mental health issues.

Currently, many Oregon schools don’t recognize mental health as a legitimate reason to call in sick; the students who testified Monday said that needs to change.

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