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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

Review of student suicides in England dodged ‘real issues’, say bereaved parents

Robert and Maggie Abrahart, before photographs of their late daughter Natasha, who died in 2018.
Robert and Maggie Abrahart, before photographs of their late daughter Natasha, who died in 2018. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

A review of student suicides in England dodged “the real issues” with universities, the parents of a student who killed herself before a class presentation have said.

The national review of higher education student suicide deaths, commissioned by the Department for Education, heard that families suffered “distressing experiences” at the hands of university administrators, and concluded that universities owed a “duty of candour” to relatives, including greater transparency and involvement.

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