School Counselor Sued Following Student Suicide

Beil1958
Mon, 05 Dec 2016 18:28:27 +0000

Such a tragedy. This young man was 18 and asked that his counselor not call his parents regarding personal issues. Counselor honored that request. Seems the water is quite muddy here–student rights vs third-party informant vs counselor responsibility vs parental involvement. What are your thoughts?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/parents-of-teen-who-committed-suicide-sue-school-counselor/2016/12/03/f417bfae-b975-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html?utm_term=.34f6202879eb&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1