6th-Grader Suicide -right way to deal with classmates?

[Aliantha]

I wonder if it's possible the child didn't actually intend to kill himself.

I was reminded of this story and was surprised at the coincidence in the location.

MUNDY TOWNSHIP, Michigan — It had been a perfectly normal August day when Maiya Bowman apparently decided to play a game.

The 13-year-old Grand Blanc West Middle School student had spent the afternoon at her grandmother's house and was looking forward to a trip to Michigan's Adventure the following weekend. She had dreams of attending Penn State on a basketball scholarship to study fashion design.

But that night, Maiya tried to make herself pass out for a rush and never came out of it, her parents said.

It was supposed to be fun, a game even.

It was deadly.

eta: I would say that if by some chance, this or something similar was the cause of death, then the parents and authorities might not want to put it out there too much. I suppose on the other hand, talking about the dangers of the 'game' would be a good idea too. It depends which way you want to parent your kids, although my opinion is that the more info kids have about things like this, the better.