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Originally Posted by AGDee
When a death does actually occur, they bring in highly specialized crisis counselors (I have a friend who is one) to meet with the kids and help them work through it. This is done for a reason. Adolescents are very black and white and it's not unusual after something really does happen for a friend, boyfriend or girlfriend to attempt suicide to "be with" the person who died.
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Exactly. It was also completely naive on the part of the administrators, since it's highly unlikely that they would know the history of every single student at that school, and how something like this would impact them. Let's face it, HS isn't the same as it was when most of us were there. There are more kids facing mental illness, on medications, and dealing with the aftermath of traumatic events, and this could have just pushed someone over the edge.
In Drivers' Ed, as well as during prom and graduation season, we saw so many presentations about drunk driving. Also, the local MADD chapter will bring a car totaled in a DD accident. In one case, they brought a car in which a HS student had been killed. This was far more effective than this nonsense. I expect some heads to roll.