BILLINGS — A Billings mother is speaking up, after Billings School District 2 announced that cuts would be made to a mental health service offered to students in the district.

That announcement was made Wednesday, with Superintendent Erwin Garcia attributing the decision to funding cuts he learned about that day. Earlier in the week, the budget for the school year was finalized at the school board meeting on Monday, which is why Garcia said the decision was out of their hands.

Watch this video to hear from the concerned parent: Billings mother laments cuts to mental health services at public schools

But for parents like Michaela Sanderson, who has a 10-year-old son involved in the Comprehensive School and Community Treatment (CSCT) program, it's a devastating blow with school quickly

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