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Is it okay for a school to plant a tree or dedicate a bench in memory of a youth who has died by suicide?

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Is it okay for a school to plant a tree or dedicate a bench in memory of a youth who has died by suicide?

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These types of memorials can keep the death ‘alive’ and serve as a grim reminder of the loss. Because of the real concern about contagion there is a delicate balance between commemorating the life of the deceased and glamorizing a suicide.