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Context: cluster of suicides in Palo Alto schools

Recent article in the Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/12/the-sili...

An article from Vice in September:

http://www.vice.com/read/student-teaching-0000748-v22n9

NPR interview with a student from May:

http://www.npr.org/2015/05/10/405694832/in-palo-altos-high-p...

SF Magazine article in May:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Why-are-Palo-Alto-s-ki...

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There is a bigger picture happening here, something to do with ever-present parental guidance that didn't exist in my childhood and is outlined by the work of Kennair and Sandseter [1] and documented by Roger Hart. [0],[2],[3]

[0] "The Overprotected Kid" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10605059

[1] "The Anti-Phobic Effects of Thrilling Experiences" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10605272

[2] "Interview With Roger Hart" http://www.licweb.com/hpcc/v4n1/roger.html

[3] Shorts from Roger Harts film taken in Vermont '75 (http://www.der.org/films/vermont-kids.html)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgzZN9aM8A

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te6wLhxm4dg

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hobQ3EnHI8o

The piss poor coverage of suicide in some of those articles is probably causing some deaths.

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