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Iowa Senate pushes bill on suicide prevention

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -

The Iowa Senate wants all school employees to undergo training to recognize when a student is suffering from trauma or contemplating suicide.

The bill, promoted by the recent suicides of two students in Johnston, unanimously passed Wednesday.

School boards would be required to select a program to train school personnel on recognizing the symptoms of students contemplating suicide.

It also would train them on how to intervene.

Statistics show there are about 30 teenage suicides in Iowa each year.

The measure now moves to the house.

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