Sorry for this and I know suicides can be “contagious” but I don’t like the demand that the world come to a screeching halt in the event of tragedy. I don’t know how big the campus is but what are the chances most of the students didn’t know the deceased students? It reminds me of the push to get every student to be counseled anytime a potentially traumatic event happens. I think it is overkill. If students can’t shake it off in a few days or weeks, then make counselors available to them upon request.
I am old school, from the sixties and seventies and I can’t recall anytime the schools cancelled classes because of the death of a student or other event. Heck, we didn’t even cancel school when a bomb threat was made. They briefly had the students go outside, except for a few of us who had to search our classrooms for the bomb, which was never found. Tragedy and loss are normal parts of the human experience. In the past, we just pushed through it and I can’t recall anyone who went postal or anything. We talked with our parents or pastors and moved on.
I disagree. One day to reflect on the loss of two lives and time to check up on friends to ensure hurting ones know someone cares is worth it, even if it is “just” .0000?% of the population of the campus. They don’t need to have a gathering at some stadium or memorial. But they can slow down and care for each other.