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[quote=Anonymous][/quote] Please read the articles posted at the bottom in their entirety for the sake of your children

Please do not listen to the idiot who says that the idea that homework and a high courseload could only lead to depression but never suicide.... and please recognize that some in these stories were the high flying kids, the "ones you would never expect," and very few were the failing kids- the pressure to get into college is horrendous and the pressure that Basis starts in 5th and 6th grade can be just as horrendous for a kid who is not even thinking about college - whether they are high flying or failing.  If your kids are at Basis, TAKE THEIR PULSE, try to talk to them more than you would were they at a regular school - peer pressure is strong

And the sarcastic advice immediately below is sound, because if your kids sense you are gung ho on BASIS they are not likely to want to raise issues with you.  We had that problem.  Wish we had addressed it much much sooner. [quote]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, advice from DCUM for BASIS parents is to watch your children like a hawk so that they don't go into a depressive spiral, and even if they aren't spiraling in a way you can tell, they are probably just holding it in until they crack and wither under the pressure :-)[/quote]

Feel free to post sarcastic responses.  Nevertheless, my BASIS student has reported multiple instances of suicidal ideation among classmates in the past year.

Is it the age, or is it the environment? [/quote]
These kids are not seriously thinking about committing suicide, you are all overreacting incredibly. [/quote]

I really hope that if [b]your[/b] child tries to engage you on this topic, you will keep an open mind and a closed mouth until you figure out the key issues - does your child have a plan etc............

When you son at BASIS talks about walking out onto a highway so that he can be hit by a car, come back and talk to me seriously.....[/quote]
I don't see how homework and a high course load causes thoughts of [b]suicide[/b]. Depression, maybe, but not suicide.[/quote]

You are wrong. Do you have teenagers? They are NOT FULLY developed adults, with adult reasoning and ideation.

[url]http://www.npr.org/2015/05/10/405694832/in-palo-altos-high-pressure-schools-suicides-lead-to-soul-searching[/url]
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/after-woodson-high-suicides-a-search-for-solace-and-answers/2014/04/11/8dd2a3b4-7f1d-11e5-b575-d8dcfedb4ea1_story.html[/url]
[url]http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/05/04/teen-suicides-palo-alto-south-dakota-pressure[/url][/quote][/quote]

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