Editorial Roundup: Illinois
The Jan. 7 death by suicide of Glenbrook North High School student Dylan Buckner is just one example of why parents are concerned. Buckner’s father in a Tribune interview said his son’s isolation and lack of school activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to his struggles. “I would argue, and I believe strongly, that Dylan’s death is not going to show up in COVID statistics, and yet absolutely it’s a COVID death,” Chris Buckner said. Las Vegas-area school officials moved quickly late last year to get schools reopened after noticing a spike in suicides and an uptick in a...
Source: washingtontimes.com