Pardon my French, but that Dean is a f@#ing asshole. This is not a "teachable moment" - it's a time to mourn someone whose life ended too soon. Something similar happened at Clarion right after I graduated - a KDR fell off the trestle into the river and basically, his death was taken and used for anti-alcohol policy purposes. I knew him, and I can tell you with no doubt, the LAST thing he would have wanted was for his death to be was an example and an excuse to enact Draconian policies - he would have probably just said "hey, I screwed up."
I hope this kid's parents rip the dean a new one for being so insensitive and cruel. My sympathies to the young man's family and friends.
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