[SWTXBelle]

But wasn't he committed to a mental health facility, where they said he was a threat to himself? That is kind of hard to ignore even if you are working a great deal.
I don't blame the parents - anymore than I do the school - but I do hope that one thing to come out of all of this is a discussion on how to prevent this kind of thing. Parents have to look for warning signs - schools have to discuss what to do with a student with these kind of issues. I remember earlier in the year a discussion of schools who made depressed students withdraw, so this is not a new issue.
When I was teaching college I had a student who would sit in the front row making a slitting motion to his throat whilst grinning manically at me. I've dealt with this problem on a VERY personal basis. He was also following me after class. I had my brother the police officer come and escort me a few times, and the behavior stopped. But the school was powerless to do anything.
I don't know the answer, but I know it is a discussion that needs to happen.