<p>I think the original poster’s stating that college is not appealing to the kids makes sense. School is supposed to be a safe place and they are leaving home, another safe place to go to college, where support systems will be different. When someone everyone thought was a happy, confident kid com mitts suicide, I think it shakes the kids and their response is to not want to go to school. I am sure there are thoughts of if that happy kid could do this, who else might? I think as people mature, they don’t look at things as being so specifically relating to themselves. Jmho.</p>