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Increased student harm, suicide tips reported during coronavirus pandemic

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(Photo by Maciej Luczniewski/NurPhoto via Getty Images) PITTSBURGH - Reports of suicidal or self-harming thoughts made to Pennsylvania’s mandatory harm reporting system for schools increased after classrooms were shut down in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office released an annual report showing tips to the Safe2Say Something program had dropped since the pandemic sent students home for remote learning, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Friday.

But an increased portion of the calls, online tips and other reports that did come in were for issues of suicidal thoughts or self-harm, data from the system showed.Between July 2019 and March 13, when Governor Tom Wolf ordered schools closed for.

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