“On April 20, 2021, plaintiff Hynes on behalf of herself and plaintiff TEAMCare texted Abel, ‘Just received the letter signed by you. Hynes added that days after making her comments, she received a letter from DTSD School Board President John Abel that TEAMCare services would not be renewed for the coming year, without an opportunity to be heard and no formal School Board action before or since the issuance of the letter. She invited the Board to contact her with any questions regarding services her company provided.” She observed that DTSD had only one social worker and that they probably needed three more social workers given the number of students and variety of issues they face. She observed that her company provides services to other districts as well as DTSD, and that only 6 DTSD students were served, which was dramatically lower than other districts, even smaller ones. “The gist of her comments were directed to underutilization and understating in the social service position.
“Jennifer Hynes attended the MaDTSD School Board meeting, as a concerned citizen with detailed direct knowledge of the concerns above and the impact of COVID on DTSD resources for the mental health services to its students,” per the suit. Services were further defined as ‘Psychological Services by the mutual agreement of the Company and the School District,” the suit says.Īn unprecedented increase in the amount and severity of mental health issues for children during the pandemic has also led to a greater need for psychological services. In 2018, DTSD contracted with TEAMCare to provide Community Based Outpatient Services to DTSD schools. TEAMCare provides Community Based Outpatient Services to various school districts in Central Pennsylvania.
“Plaintiff Hynes is CEO of plaintiff TEAMCare. Hynes of Hershey and TEAMCare Behavioral Health, LLC of Harrisburg initially filed suit in the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas on July 7 versus Derry Township School District, also of Hershey. HARRISBURG – A Hershey woman alleges that her comments to the Derry Township School Board on the relative dearth of mental health services provided to students there led to the District retaliating against her and canceling the contract between the plaintiff’s business and the District.
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