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Father of student who died speaks to Board; district outlines suicide-prevention trainings and grants
Summary
Ron Chacon, father of a student who died by suicide, urged open conversation and described his foundation’s scholarships and family support; district staff described grant-funded prevention and training efforts across schools.
Ron Chacon, a Greeley father who lost his son to suicide, told the Weld County School District 6 Board of Education on Monday that talking openly about suicide reduces stigma and can help students get assistance.
Chacon described founding a local effort that provides scholarships to Northridge High School students and financial support to families who lose a child to suicide. He said his foundation has distributed $32,000 since 2018 for scholarships and family assistance and that the group is raising funds through a late-September motorcycle poker run. He also recounted providing a month of hotel lodging for a family after a death so they could find…
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