Salem’s new student advisor wants mental health front and center when teens return to school

Grace Caldwell sits in the Salem-Keizer School Board’s meeting room on June 22, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)

Outside of school, Grace Caldwell’s passions are playing tennis and swimming.

But with sports on hold during the pandemic, the McKay High School student spent much of her junior year in meetings with district leaders, giving student input on mental health services and the future of police in schools.

“There wasn’t a lot of good things about online…