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Suicide And Suicide

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In America today, majority of schools have a plethora of diversity. Students in schools all have different cultures, talents, and views that make them unique from one another. Schools feel full of culture due to diversity. A student's voice helps a school become a wonderful and lively place to learn. However, what happens when a student silences their voice for ever by killing themselves?
When a student dies in an accident, schools can mourn the death as a random occurrence. However, when a student kills themselves, a school feels guilty as they mourn. The teachers feel that they failed to help the student who was suicidal. The students feel bad for not knowing the student. Those who are responsible in some way are conflicted inside by guilt. These people cannot fully live with themselves because they know that they caused a death. If a school truly wants to know more about diversity, they know the outcast. They must ask, why are these people suicidal? They must also ask what can be done to help them?
Today suicide is one of the most prevalent causes of death for teenagers in the United states. The suicide rates for teens are astronomical. Writer Stephanie Pappas mentions teen suicide rates in her article Suicide: Statistics, Warning Signs and Prevention. In the article, Pappas writes “In 2015, suicide was the second leading cause of death in people 15 to 34 years of age and third leading cause of death in children aged 10 to 14, according to the CDC.’’ (Stephanie

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