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QPR shorthand for Question, Persuade, Refer is one of several evidence-based curriculums recommended for use in schools by suicide prevention experts.
Wyoming has the highest rates of suicide in the nation and some teens here say learning about prevention in schools is a no-brainer, but adults are still debating how, and whether, to make it happen.
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It was clear to Soffy Anderson, 18, that the state needed to take action. She d lost her sister to suicide and wished she d known what signs to look for and how to intervene. When she took a break from class at Cody High School to testify to the Wyoming State Legislature, via Zoom, in favor of a bill that would have mandated suicide prevention education in schools, she was prepared for an easy win.
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Last summer, state officials cautioned school districts across the state to prepare for budget cuts. But in a turn of events, lawmakers failed to agree on the specifics of a bill that would have cut $135 million from schools over three years. Wyoming Public Radio's Catherine Wheeler looked into how districts chose to handle the dilemma to move ahead with cuts or stay where they are.
The Arvada-Clearmont School board held a special meeting Wednesday night to vote to accept the resignation of Superintendent Charles Auzqui who recently accepted the position of Superintendent of Johnson County District Schools and to discuss steps to be taken to hire a new superintendent for the school.
In a pre-board meeting interview, Auzqui had this to say about the new position.
“I’ve lived in the Clearmont-Buffalo area all my life. Grandpa came from the old country as a sheepherder, my family started out in Buffalo and moved to Clearmont. I attended Arvada/Clearmont school from 1-9th grades, then transferred to Buffalo and graduated as a Bison in 1985.
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