The results season has begun. On Sunday, news poured in of a 17-year-old student allegedly committing suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence while his family was away
As for the education boards, they must ensure their counselors are well-trained professionals who are able to address the students confidently and with a measure of calm. Desperate cases call for quick responses, but also accurate ones. It is also essential to have completely qualified professionals manning the helplines, so that students are correctly guided and reassured.
Several times, we have seen statements that should set the alarm bells ringing being brushed away in a flippant manner or seen through a prism of that since it is the young talking, there is no need to take them seriously. We need to amend this attitude. History has shown us that a bout of depression, extreme disappointment or even a slight setback can have tragic repercussions in the competitive cauldron that is our academic system.
Students, too, should not be so emotionally brittle and go to extremes over an academic disappointment. While a career is important, it is life overall that needs to be cherished. Parents should be reinforcing the message that life does not begin and should not certainly end with a number or a percentage.
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