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Pennsylvania schools to be encouraged to teach youth suicide prevention, history of genocide
Pennsylvania schools to be encouraged to teach youth suicide prevention, history of genocide
The Associated Press
June 16, 2014
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania schools could soon be encouraged to teach about youth suicide prevention and the history of genocide, under two separate measures headed to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk.
Both bills passed the state House of Representatives on Monday.
Under one bill, each school will be required to develop a youth suicide awareness and prevention policy. Teachers will receive instruction on it and schools can choose to work it into the curriculum for students in grades six through 12.
The other bill would require the state Department of Education to distribute curriculum materials on the Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations to each school and offer training for teachers on the subject.
Both policies would begin in the 2015-16 school year.
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