Kymani Hughes has interned as a reporter with YouthCast Media Group. She is a student at Syracuse University of Information working on a Bachelors of Science in applied data analytics and is conversant with fundamental programming skills in HTML, CSS, and Java. She is based in Syracuse, New York.
Since 2019, 12 states have passed legislation to allow students to take excused days off from school for their mental health. A few, such as New York and Maryland, have bills pending. Reporters for Youthcast Media interviewed their peers and professionals for their views on the idea.
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