Following the students death, district superintendent Scott Hunt, said he understood that many families have concerns about school safety
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- An 18-year-old died by suicide at Valley Forge High School in Ohio on Monday, April 20
- No one else was injured and police said they quickly determined there was no ongoing threat to students or staff
- However, parents have concerns about school safety
An 18-year-old died by suicide at her Ohio high school earlier this week. Now, a community is grappling with how to prevent similar tragedies.
Police in Parma Heights, a city about 11 miles southwest of Cleveland, began receiving calls about a large disturbance in the cafeteria at Valley Forge High School shortly after 2 p.m. local time on Monday, April 20, according to a joint statement from police and the Parma City School District.
When they arrived, officers found the student with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The student, whose identity has not been released, was taken to a local hospital, where she died…