JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Nassau County Legislative Delegation, led by Rep. Dean Black and Sen. Clay Yarborough, is demanding the fast resignation of Beginning Level Behavioral Healthcare CEO Dr. Laureen Pagel, citing “reprehensible, misleading” practices towards mother and father concerning their youngsters’s psychological well being remedy.
The delegation, which referred to as for fast accountability, introduced Wednesday it has misplaced all confidence within the management of Pagel following the conclusion of current litigation that exposed the group’s refusal to offer mother and father with full and correct info.
Nassau County Legislative Delegation requires fast resignation of Beginning Level CEO following misleading conduct towards mother and father. pic.twitter.com/7KhG90eA0D
— Dean Black (@DeanBlackFL) October 22, 2025
Allegations of deception and concealment
The delegation’s assertion pointed to the findings in a court docket case, which allegedly demonstrated Beginning Level’s repeated refusal to be clear with mother and father of minor youngsters.
- Breach of belief: The court docket’s findings reportedly made clear that the group “withheld crucial info and didn’t adjust to easy transparency necessities,” calling the motion a “breach of public belief”.
- Video proof: The delegation famous that in its inquiry, a video surfaced displaying a Beginning Level worker advising an alleged minor that the group routinely conceals info from mother and father about youngsters’s psychological well being counseling. The worker reportedly steered the group intentionally omits info from information, significantly regarding LGBT-related issues and different delicate points.
- Tradition of deception: The delegation believes the video suggests the concealment is “not an remoted prevalence however a sample embedded within the company tradition” of the group.
Calls for for fast reform
Legislative leaders careworn that whereas the group gives important psychological well being providers, its actions can’t be tolerated and should impression public funding.
“Mother and father in Nassau County have an absolute proper to know what’s being instructed to their youngsters, particularly when it considerations psychological well being,” Black, chair of the delegation mentioned. “Deception has no place in Nassau County, least of all when it includes our tax {dollars} and our youngsters”.
Yarborough, vice chair, added that present management has “failed that fundamental take a look at” of working with integrity and transparency.
The delegation calls for that Dr. Pagel “step apart in order that significant reform can start”. In addition they referred to as for the termination of the worker featured within the video and wholesale reform below new management.
“Till Beginning Level cleans home and fogeys can once more place their belief on this group, taxpayers can’t proceed to fund it,” Black concluded.
