With parental consent, professionals available via tele-medicine initiative

Students in the Fredericksburg Independent School District will now have another option for professional mental health services.

Trustees on Monday unanimously OK’d a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Child Health Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program, which was created by the Texas Legislature to address growing mental health needs.

The program will offer a short-term intervention via telehealth or telemed...