New Delhi: The recent suicides of students in Jaipur and Delhi have raised serious questions about the state of mental health support in schools. On Friday, schools in the two cities initiated several measures, including teacher sensitisation programmes and counseling sessions for parents, even as they emphasised that tackling this issue requires a “collaborative” approach.

A Class 4 student in Jaipur died by suicide on 1 November, allegedly due to prolonged bullying and neglect by school staff, while a Class 10 student in Delhi died by suicide on 18 November, reportedly after being mentally harassed and humiliated by his teachers.

In the Jaipur case, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Thursday issued a show-cause notice to the school involved. In Delhi, St. Columba’s Schoo

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