Suicide Prevention Training Bill Considered

(Providence, RI)--State legislation mandating suicide-prevention training in public schools is being held for further study.The bill was taken up in both the House and Senate Education Committees on Wednesday.It is named after 15-year-old Nathan Bruno, a Portsmouth High School student who took his own life last year; Bruno's father was among those who testified in support, and a group of Portsmouth students were in attendance to push for passage.The National Education Association of Rhode Island expressed concerns about language in the bill, but not against the legislation as a whole.


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