Alumni here. Wow, this has been circulating among my Facebook friends and I saw the article when it came out. Did not expect to see it on the front page of HN.

Alumni here. Wow, this has been circulating among my Facebook friends and I saw the article when it came out. Did not expect to see it on the front page of HN. I'll try to add a little more information. The article mentions it briefly, but suicide has become a big issue in Batavia[0]. I know of at least the first 2 suicides - two friends (or possibly boyfriend/girlfriend, can't say for sure), roughly 6 months apart. These events were completely unprecedented and were a shock to the quiet, safe, middle-class town. Major props to Dryden for standing up to the this. Although I never had him for a teacher when I was in school, many of my friends were influenced by him. I'll ask some friends if they remember any of the survey questions, and post them here if I can. Also, I look forward to nsxwolf's (another Batavian!) notes from the city council meeting. [0]: Read a little more here: http://www.kcchronicle.com/mobile/article.xml/articles/2013/02/05/r_aqjqk0xjray1vckqfo0mog/index.xml http://www.kcchronicle.com/mobile/article.xml/articles/2013/...