Joplin R-8 Board committee to discuss district suicide prevention plan

A Joplin R-8 Board of Education committee will examine what the school district is doing to combat student suicide.

A plan for suicide prevention and recognition of signs that a student may be contemplating suicide is on the agenda for the 4 p.m. Thursday meeting of the board's Safety and Security Meeting.

The meeting will be held at the Memorial Administration Building and is open to the public.

Recent suicides have brought attention to the problem, including a public meeting held last week.

The rest of the meeting agenda is printed below:

A. Call to Order

B. Plan for Suicide Prevention and Recognition of Signs

C. Review the Progress of the Current Safety Audit - Jim Hounschell

D. Review of Safety and Security Goals for 2017-18 - Jim Hounschell

E. Adjourn