The article discusses a tragic incident involving a body bag being loaded into an ambulance after a suicide, highlighting the dangers posed by the Caltrain to students in Palo Alto. The author reflects on personal experiences with academic pressure and the competitive environment that complicates mental health for young people. Advocating for solutions, the piece emphasizes the urgent need for measures like undergrounding the Caltrain and enhancing suicide prevention resources, lamenting the absence of visible warning signs in the area where community members often mourn.
I saw the usual cluster of high school students on bikes waiting to cross over to Palo Alto High School. But this time was different.
The above-ground Caltrain as a gun running through the city, luring vulnerable children into making a fatal decision.
There is a long-term solution: putting Caltrain underground, ideally with a physical barrier like other cities that have reduced suicide access.
On my birthday (March 22), I visited the memorial left by the tracks. I was right there were no signs.
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