Xavier School accused of censoring news about attempted suicide of Xavier student 7 years ago.
By Enterprise News Nov 13, 2014 | 6:43pm Manila time
The kid hates Fr. Ari,
“Sometime past noon on Wednesday, November 12, a Grade 11 student from Xavier High School was seen sitting on the ledge on the fifth floor of the school building,” reports ANC.
The report noted: “The school authorities immediately called the San Juan City Rescue Team, the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) for help.”
Police said the boy had wanted to jump. When they talked to him, he didn’t make any demands. He just revealed that he “had family problems.”
The report said that “at some point, the police handed him a phone so he could talk to his parents.” Then, after about an hour of speaking to the authorities, the boy agreed to get back inside the building.
Police later found out that this was not the first time the boy attempted to jump off a building.
Xavier School authorities were distressed after a grade 11 student threatened to jump off the school building on Wednesday, November 12.
In a video captured by ANC, the boy was seen sitting on the ledge of the school’s fifth floor. According to the school authorities, it was not the first time the boy did such act.
Right after seeing the boy, the school authorities sought the help of the Philippine National Police (PNP), San Juan City Rescue Team, and the Bureau of Fire Protection.
Based on the police investigation, the boy wanted to jump off the building due to family problems. At some point when the police were trying to convince the boy not to jump off, they gave him a phone to talk to his parents.
Eventually, the boy agreed to get back inside the building after an hour of speaking to the police.
Understanding Suicide
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), suicide is a major global health problem that happens not just in Western and developed countries but in every part of the world.
The report revealed that about 800,000 people take their lives every year using common methods such as hanging, use of firearms, as well as pesticide poisoning. In urbanised areas in Asia, jumping from buildings is a common suicide method.
Among the youth (15-29), suicide is the second leading cause of death.
WHO stated that alcoholism depression, personality disorders, neurological disorders, physical illnesses, cancer, and HIV infection are the strongest risk factors for suicide.