Youth suicide attempts soared during pandemic, CDC report says

Re:Youth suicide attempts soared during pandemic, CDC report... by dagmx on Sunday January 09, 2022 @01:23AM (#29860806)

I think I just fundamentally disagree that we pay our teachers, workers and other frontline workers like yourself enough (though I'm not sure how much firefighters make) to warrant them risking themselves if they don't have to.

Teachers can teach with remote learning. Maybe it's not as good, but it's doable. You can't stop a fire remotely.

We really need to reevaluate society by making work safer and making sure people are paid better.

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Re:Youth suicide attempts soared during pandemic, CDC report... by stickfigure on Sunday January 09, 2022 @01:37PM (#29866045)

The firefighters in my district don't get paid (except for a few support staff). We do it for free.

If teachers think the pay isn't worth the risk, retire and let others take over. We don't need to re-evaluate society, we need people to man up and do their jobs. What are you waiting for? We have very effective vaccines. The virus may wax and wane but it is never going away.

Thankfully my kiddo is too young to be impacted by this, but all my friends with grade schoolers tell me that remote learning is a farce. So I don't think that's the answer.

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Re:Youth suicide attempts soared during pandemic, CDC report... by nradov on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:05PM (#29866302)

How much should people be paid to risk themselves? The US Army pays privates about $21K per year.

Remote learning doesn't work for most children, especially the youngest ones and those with bad home environments. The laptop class seems to intentionally ignore that reality.

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Re:Youth suicide attempts soared during pandemic, CDC report... by maxerickson on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:09PM (#29866343)

Is doing logistics work for the army particularly dangerous?

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