KSDE Weekly

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Posted: Sep 19, 2024
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Like many of her classmates, Raegann McDonald is going on college visits and making the most of her senior year in high school as an athlete and leader. But this Clay County Community High School student is also making it her mission to address the root causes of why several of her peers committed suicide in a short period of time in 2023.  

“You can’t just address the problem, you have to address why the problem is going on,” McDonald said. “It’s important that we break the stigma.” 

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