In this Feb. 6, 2019 photo provided by Providence Health & Services, from left, Sam Adamson, Lori Riddle, Hailey Hardcastle, and Derek Evans pose at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. The teens introduced legislation to allow students to take `mental health days` as they would sick days in an attempt to respond to a mental health crisis gripping the state. | Jessica Adamson/Providence Health & Services via AP Experts say the new law, which expands the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health, is one of the first of its kind. SALEM, Oregon - Oregon will allow students to take `mental health days` just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for...
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