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How many Gunn High School suicides have there been each year?

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One suicide cluster could be anomalous. In the United States, there are about five youth clusters a year. But now Palo Alto was well into its second. You'd have to be blind or stupid not to see a pattern, and Palo Alto's parents were neither. read more

CalTrain spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said the latest suicide of a student from high-performing Gunn High School occurred at 10:50 p.m. Monday. Another Gunn student, a boy, 17, killed himself the same way at the same spot at 8:20 a.m on May 5. read more

The Class of 1966 was the first class to graduate from Gunn High School. Gunn High School received national attention in 2009 after five of its students committed suicide over a span of nine months, mainly by walking in front of trains at a nearby crossing. Attempts have since been made to try to improve the emotional health of students attending the school. read more

As for why Gunn high school has so many suicides: it just got unlucky. The first kid that killed him or herself unfortunately chose a memorable, visible and accessible way to kill him or herself. The first suicide and every suicide since has been in the same place, jumping in front of a train. read more

CalTrain spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said the latest suicide of a student from high-performing Gunn High School occurred at 10: 50 p.m. Monday. Another Gunn student, a boy, 17, killed himself the same way at the same spot at 8: 20 a.m on May 5. read more

School counselors remained “overwhelmed and overloaded” with an influx of kids considered high risk, says Roni Gillenson, who has helped oversee Gunn’s mental-health program since 2006. Twelve percent of Palo Alto high-school students surveyed in the 2013–14 school year reported having seriously contemplated suicide in the past 12 months. read more

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