Students parents react to failing report card on childrens health in North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Orange County high school student Makayla Davis is thankful for the support system she has. “When I’m really stressed because I juggle being a student-athlete and school … she helps out a lot and it’s really great,” Davis said about her mother. But for millions of students nationwide, there’s a troubling trend in mental health that some say existed before the pandemic. Report card: NC gets failing grades on children’s health “A lot of teens’ mental health is overlooked,” Davis said. “I think that mental health is a really important thing that schools needs to…