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[–] Dont-Tread-On-Me 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

While the behavior of the school administrators and police, if true, is reprehensible and disgusting, you still cant hold them responsible for this because the kid committed suicide. The only person responsible for the suicide is the kid who chose to take his own life. Him and him alone. If what the school administrators and police did was so damaging and powerful, why didn't the other two kids also commit suicide??? Zero tolerance policies are one of the most absolutely vile things ever created and they destroy lives, not save them. But while Im sure the zero tolerance policy treatment contributed to this kids fragile state of mind, regardless, people still need to own the choices they make. What an absolute tragedy.

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[–] greycloud 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

the system is abusive, the teachers are responsible for the death, the child was a child, we don't respect their decisions to choose to have sex, than we can't respect their decisions over suicide. the child had no ability to consent to suicide, it was the teacher's fault.