Attempted suicide at LaSalle HS in Cincinnati

• justincredible

  

  Pick6;1435629 wrote:I've never heard of suicide being "contagiuous".

  It was pretty easy to find studies to support his post.
  
  http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/Suicide_Clusters_NASSP_Sept_ 09.pdf
• WebFire

  Pick6;1435629 wrote:I've never heard of suicide being "contagiuous".

  Our school had one a few years ago and admins were concerned about this. I think they had a couple within same year and were worried kids would copy or see it as a solution.
• sportchampps

  Yeah there have been a lot of cases where a school had multiple suicides in a short period of time. I wouldn't say it's contagious but it can spread like it is. Ive seen studies showing if you know someone who has committed suicide then you are more likely to as well. Even the military has had problems with this on some bases.
• Fly4Fun

  

  WebFire;1435643 wrote:Our school had one a few years ago and admins were concerned about this. I think they had a couple within same year and were worried kids would copy or see it as a solution.

  I had a similar experience with this kind of situation. One kid in my high school class committed suicide and then within 6 months another kid attempted suicide. No suicides any time before that, after the attempt the school went into a very concerned almost panic mode regarding the situation.
  

  sportchampps;1435667 wrote:Yeah there have been a lot of cases where a school had multiple suicides in a short period of time. I wouldn't say it's contagious but it can spread like it is. Ive seen studies showing if you know someone who has committed suicide then you are more likely to as well. Even the military has had problems with this on some bases.

  Well, you might not call it contagious, but that is part of the language used in the literature. I didn't just make it up.
• Devils Advocate

  

  
• Commander of Awesome

  

  justincredible;1435630 wrote:It was pretty easy to find studies to support his post.
  
  http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/Suicide_Clusters_NASSP_Sept_ 09.pdf

  Interesting, I had never heard of this before either.
  
  This helped.
• OSH

  

  Suicide and school shootings and such are..."contagious."
  
  I like to refer to it as "copycat." When one person does it, there is all kinds of speculation and talk about "why?" So, what happens...others that may identify with the perpetrator try to do the same. It's a shame. It's sad.
  
  First thing I thought of, "Jeremy." Just like the previous poster -- Jeremy spoke in class today.
• said_aouita

  

  Mohican00;1435555 wrote:jeremy spoke in class, today

  Daddy didn't give attention, ohh
  To the fact that mommy didn't care
• said_aouita

  

  Devils Advocate;1435719 wrote:

  
  Stupid bitch. It does both.
• cruiser_96

  

  Suicide and school shootings and such are..."contagious."
  
  I like to refer to it as "copycat." When one person does it, there is all kinds of speculation and talk about "why?" So, what happens...others that may identify with the perpetrator try to do the same. It's a shame. It's sad.
  
  First thing I thought of, "Jeremy." Just like the previous poster -- Jeremy spoke in class today.
• Mulva

  

  said_aouita;1435774 wrote:Stupid bitch. It does both.

  No kidding. What a dumb sign.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Devils Advocate;1435719 wrote:

  
  I'd fuck her
• justincredible

  

  ccrunner609;1435785 wrote:we need pressure cooker control also...

  
  You're about two weeks late on this joke.
• Curly J

  

  ernest_t_bass;1435798 wrote:I'd fuck her

  
  I heard she only does black dudes...just saying.