More than a year before a 14-year-old student took her own life after a TikTok video showed she was attacked by four other teenagers, another student at the same high school was physically assaulted after reporting threats being made against her to the school, a lawsuit alleges.
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Only at the movies, the big screen version of the Tony-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen” sings its way to the theaters. And over on Netflix, the new 7-episode series “Midnight Mass” from Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “Doctor Sleep”). Which one is my pick of the week? Take […]
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I enjoyed the big screen version of “Dear Evan Hansen.” The very essence of the play, which is really a tragedy of errors, is translated well on the screen along with all the feels! From director Stephen Chbosky (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”), the film has the original Broadway Evan Hansen, Ben Platt, reprising […]
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Michelle Carter, the Massachusetts woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for persuading her boyfriend to kill himself, was released from prison Thursday, months ahead of schedule due to good behavior. Carter, now 23, began serving a 15-month sentence in February, but she earned time off her sentence for good behavior, according to Jonathan Darling, spokesman at the […]
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Family members say an Alabama teenager killed himself after being bullied for his sexuality. Mother Camika Shelby told WAFF that she believes the bullying her 15-year-old son Nigel endured contributed to his decision to end his life. She said the Huntsville teen, who came out as gay two years ago, also struggled with depression. “With Nigel’s situation, […]
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The number of children and teens in the United States who visited emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts doubled between 2007 and 2015, according to a new analysis. Researchers used publicly available data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, administered by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention every year. From […]
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A teenage suspect and police officers exchanged gunfire outside an eastern Indiana middle school Thursday morning before the boy ran inside and killed himself, authorities said. Indiana State Police Sgt. John Bowling said no one else at Dennis Intermediate School or any officers were injured during the shooting in Richmond, which is near the Indiana-Ohio […]
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He was a free-spirited teen, flying through life, with his skateboard wheels in the air. That was Garon Hall. “His positivity was contagious. It affected everybody around him,” said Rose Rowlinson. One night last April, everything crashed in Garon’s life. He was just 18, when he bolted, panicked and half-dressed, from a home in the […]
