For months, staff say school board chair Noemi Legaspi has also been counseling students through her job as a therapist, as well as directly referring herself.
WOODBURN, Ore. — Some Woodburn school employees are outraged by recent actions from their school board chair, with numerous employees claiming that Noemi Legaspi, who is also a licensed therapist, is profiting from counseling services in schools.
Legaspi has been offering therapy services to students and families for months, staff said. Much of those in-school therapy sessions began after the school board approved a $6 million state grant for mental health services.
“That’s a huge conflict of interest,”
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