School officials urge parents to recheck their children s mental health
Administrators encourage conversations with kids, especially those doing online learning Share Updated: 6:27 PM EST Dec 22, 2020
Administrators encourage conversations with kids, especially those doing online learning Share Updated: 6:27 PM EST Dec 22, 2020
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Show Transcript TONIGHT. THE THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS STILL REELING. JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING, HIS FAMILY SAYS 15-YEAR-OLD JENO WALKED UP TO THE BRIDGE AND JUMPED OFF OF IT. WE ARE SPEAKING WITH ADMINISTRATORS AT THE SCHOOL WHO SAY COVID-19 HAS BEEN TOUGH ON EVERY STUDENT AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO BE ALLIES TO CHECK IN ON THEIR STUDENTS. JENO DID NOT GET TO SEE THIS LOVE, THAT OF A COMMUNITY GATHERING TO SUPPORT HIM. THEY CANNOT BELIEVE HE IS GONE. LISA IS HIS GUARDIAN. HE HAD PARENTS AND A FAMILY AROUND BUT HE LIVED WITH HER. HE DEALT WITH CHALLENGES OTHERS NEVER SAW. A SAD R