> But for the parents to say, "We suspected NOTHING" just doesn't hold water.

If what you are saying here isn't malicious, it is at least ignorant. Parents often get very little clue that their child is going to kill themselves. Children can be hesitant to confide in their parents. Especially when someone is grooming them to kill themselves.

https://www.compassionatefriends.org/surviving-childs-suicid...