Anguish over California teen suicides spurs action

Grim news hit this university town in late October just two days before a PTA forum on teenage stress: Another Palo Alto teen had died after stepping in front of a commuter train, the fourth such suicide in less than six months.

[David]

The lack of morality teaching and the utter hopelessness taught by many teachers/professors leaves the modern student with nothing much to live for. If they are churched as children the probability drops, especially if they see more than themselves in this world.
The fool has said there is no God. Without one what is there to live for, behave for, strive for?

[Genita Petralli]

Was there an investigation as to if the teens were on psych drugs? The number one cause of teen suicide?

Get the facts and ensure your child will not become a psychiatric statistic in Santa Cruz, come to the Green Mental Health Care day festival. We will be exposing the medical malice of psychiatry in Santa Cruz and the non-toxic solutions that pose absolutley NO health risks!

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Genita Petralli H.H.P., N.C., M.H.
Medical Director, Shangri La BioSpa & Addiction Clinic
President, Green Body and Mind www.greenbodyandmind.com (501c3)

[loweroceanlocal]

David wrote:

The lack of morality teaching and the utter hopelessness taught by many teachers/professors leaves the modern student with nothing much to live for. If they are churched as children the probability drops, especially if they see more than themselves in this world.
The fool has said there is no God. Without one what is there to live for, behave for, strive for?

i can think of a million things to live for, actually i could see the church causing suicides more than preventing them...calling children sinners, and abominations and whatnot, when they do not adhere to your antiquated morality.

[OutInTheWestTexa sTown]

Teenage stress my arse. If all this is stress related then we have both dumbed down the school system and the intestinal fortitude for which anyone can scream mommy or daddy and the nurse sends them home because the are not willing to take on the responsibility and the liability to have these kids buck up and be responsile young adults.
The suicide is bad, but why point fingers and blame something or someone. It doesn't make sense that you wouldn't hold the killer,(suicide or other) responsible. Move on, we cannot help these people any more, or any less.

[tells the truth]

We had better outlaw commuter trains if people are using them so recklessly. Trains kill people.

[don]

less of them is good they are crazy in thay state it is drugs why don,t you just say that.

[Conspiracy Theory]

David wrote:

The lack of morality teaching and the utter hopelessness taught by many teachers/professors leaves the modern student with nothing much to live for. If they are churched as children the probability drops, especially if they see more than themselves in this world.
The fool has said there is no God. Without one what is there to live for, behave for, strive for?

The article mentioned nothing about religious belief or the curriculum at Gunn, how did you reach your conclusion?