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We have a"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1166.18,"endTime":1169.93,"body":"lot of great students, and I"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1166.18,"endTime":1169.93,"body":"think that's what makes Blue"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1169.93,"endTime":1173.47,"body":"Valleysuch a great place, is"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1169.93,"endTime":1173.47,"body":"everyone is in it for the right"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1173.47,"endTime":1176.59,"body":"reasons, and the way that our"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1173.47,"endTime":1176.59,"body":"students benefit from that is"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1176.62,"endTime":1179.08,"body":"bycoming to school and working"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1176.62,"endTime":1179.08,"body":"with our professionals that we"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1179.08,"endTime":1182.71,"body":"have so we will do whatever we"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1179.08,"endTime":1182.71,"body":"can, and we look forward to"},{"speaker":"Dr. Cory Cox","startTime":1182.71,"endTime":1183.94,"body":"seeing them in our buildings."},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1184.42,"endTime":1185.41,"body":"What about"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1184.42,"endTime":1185.41,"body":"you, Mrs. Vomhof?"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1185.56,"endTime":1188.11,"body":"I think if a parent"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1185.56,"endTime":1188.11,"body":"starts to notice that their"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1188.11,"endTime":1191.68,"body":"student is starting to have like"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1188.11,"endTime":1191.68,"body":"a stomach ache or not wanting to"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1191.68,"endTime":1195.58,"body":"get out of bed, what is there an"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1191.68,"endTime":1195.58,"body":"underlying cause in addressing"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1195.58,"endTime":1198.37,"body":"it with our school sooner rather"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1195.58,"endTime":1198.37,"body":"than later, where it's"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1198.4,"endTime":1201.28,"body":"snowballed and come like, where"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1198.4,"endTime":1201.28,"body":"it feels like a much bigger"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1201.28,"endTime":1205.42,"body":"issue, if we don't know, we"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1201.28,"endTime":1205.42,"body":"can't help. And so if a parent"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1205.42,"endTime":1209.29,"body":"is noticing some of those signs"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1205.42,"endTime":1209.29,"body":"early on, please let us know,"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1209.29,"endTime":1212.11,"body":"and let us engage in the process"},{"speaker":"Leah Vomhof","startTime":1209.29,"endTime":1212.11,"body":"with that family."},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1213.13,"endTime":1215.02,"body":"Well, I want"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1213.13,"endTime":1215.02,"body":"to end this by just saying that"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1215.02,"endTime":1217.81,"body":"we have 40 school buildings or"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1215.02,"endTime":1217.81,"body":"programs in the Blue Valley"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1217.81,"endTime":1220.93,"body":"School District, and I know that"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1217.81,"endTime":1220.93,"body":"every single one of them have"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1220.93,"endTime":1224.95,"body":"caring adults who want to work"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1220.93,"endTime":1224.95,"body":"with students and families. So I"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1224.95,"endTime":1228.1,"body":"would just want to encourage any"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1224.95,"endTime":1228.1,"body":"parent or student listening to"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1228.1,"endTime":1232.0,"body":"this who wants some help with"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1228.1,"endTime":1232.0,"body":"attendance or has concerns or"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1232.0,"endTime":1235.39,"body":"questions to reach out to those"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1232.0,"endTime":1235.39,"body":"administrators or mental health"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1235.39,"endTime":1238.3,"body":"professionals within their"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1235.39,"endTime":1238.3,"body":"buildings, because we want you"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1238.33,"endTime":1240.79,"body":"in school. It is important that"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1238.33,"endTime":1240.79,"body":"you are in school every single"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1240.79,"endTime":1243.94,"body":"chance that you can get. So Blue"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1240.79,"endTime":1243.94,"body":"Valley community, thank you for"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1243.94,"endTime":1247.27,"body":"listening to us today. We"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1243.94,"endTime":1247.27,"body":"appreciate your time, and we"},{"speaker":"Dr. Tonya Merrigan","startTime":1247.27,"endTime":1248.71,"body":"hope everybody has a great day."}]}