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20. Good lord, that's awful.

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 09:03 PM

Mar 2015

I wasn't aware of teaching having such a high suicide rate. (if that's the case)
I know it's a lot of work, and not always rewarding.

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Placentia Teacher Found Hanging In High School Classroom [View all] C Moon Mar 2015 OP

Is it certain she committed suicide MissDeeds Mar 2015 #1

Wow. Didn't think about that. Great question! C Moon Mar 2015 #2

There are some reports that her father had also died by suicide pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #4

+1 C Moon Mar 2015 #11

Placentia? really? Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #5

Yes, really. MineralMan Mar 2015 #6

Omg. cwydro Mar 2015 #13

True enough. I doubt the original namers MineralMan Mar 2015 #17

First read of the name hooked me also, thought it was placenta. uppityperson Mar 2015 #15

yea me too then i saw what it was and i know theyre not the same but still Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #22

Sad Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #7

Horrible. I wonder what happened? Initech Mar 2015 #8

That's the high school I would have attended in the 70's IDemo Mar 2015 #9

Mental illness. Iris Mar 2015 #10

+1 C Moon Mar 2015 #12

Jesus, those kids. progressoid Mar 2015 #14

Teachers are just people REP Mar 2015 #18

Good lord, that's awful. C Moon Mar 2015 #20

I don't know whether the teaching job was a factor in either case IDemo Mar 2015 #21