Collected Item: “Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen”
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Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen
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Article
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This is my worst fear for my students. All of us are on high alert for our students right now. The feeling of hopelessness is overwhelming our children. The next town over a child ended their life a few months ago. At the school board meetings, the children are saying that they feel desperate. I had a student who would put on a 72 hour hold for attempting to take her life before Christmas. I worry about my own pre-teen who is the most adaptive child I know, but he is missing his friends and his whole world has changed. I know my district is worried for the wellbeing of our kids. They want to open now, even if the numbers are high and even if we are not vaccinated yet. Anything to get these kids back into the classroom. The thing is suicide and depression are nothing new with kids. We know this. But now, I do not greet them at the door every morning, I do not see if they fall asleep in class every day, I can't stop them on their way out and ask if they are ok because I noticed a change in their body language. That ability saved kids before and now teachers cannot use that superpower to catch the kids when they fall. I worry that I will receive an e-mail telling me that one of our students did not make it through. That is my biggest fear right now.
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#ASU, #HST 580, fear, suicide, mental health, children, teacher, superpower
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/student-suicides-nevada-coronavirus.html?referrer=masthead
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New York Times: Erica L. Green
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2021-01-24