Of course there is no evidence that suicidal students might be
dangerous to others. None at all. It is just guns that cause the
trouble... So interesting that the academic writer here considers only the possibility that the school might be sued for not providing needed medical care. The possibility of mass murder, of course, may not even be mentioned, lest such a suggestion offend a powerful lobby.
Removing Suicidal Students From Campus: The Significance Of Recent Changes In Federal Policy
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) made significant changes in policy that leave colleges and universities in a catch-22 when managing suicidal students on campus or addressing requests for re-entry for students who continue to struggle with active suicidal thoughts. Remove these students from campus through a forced medical withdrawal and face an ADA lawsuit for discrimination against the student. Leave the student on campus struggling with suicidal ideations and be sued for not having the services available to adequately treat the student's medical condition.
Found under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the revised regulation now deems it unlawful to involuntarily separate, suspend, or expel a student on the basis of self-harmful or suicidal behaviors.
As suicide continues to be a leading cause of death among U.S. college
students age 18-24, this new regulation leaves schools and
administrators struggling with some important questions regarding both
institutional legal risk and student safety: