NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – The principal of North Country Union High School in Newport is receiving national top honors.
Chris Young has won the National Association of Secondary School Principals Advocacy Champion of the Year Award. It’s given annually to a school leader who has worked to elevate the voice of school leaders at the federal, state, and local levels.
The association says Young has tirelessly advocated for policies to address student mental health, substance abuse, and the shortage of teachers. That includes traveling to Washington to ask lawmakers to support policies that create safer, more inclusive learning environments.
Young will travel to Washington on Wednesday to accept the award and join 400 other school leaders in lobbying for mental health reforms.