Governor Reynolds Visits Hempstead High School

After speaking with students and staff at Hempstead High School on Thursday, Governor Kim Reynolds says brain health retreat rooms in the Dubuque Community School District are something she wants to see across the state. The brain health retreat rooms have been open since January – and have seen over 800 students visit the rooms. In December, Iowa’s department of education put out a report that found less than 30% of students felt emotionally safe at school. Since then Reynolds says the state has worked with counselors and mental health staff at schools to give them the tools they need.