High suicide and bullying rates plague Oklahoma. Maybe our own actions are to blame.
As Oklahoma reels from at least two recent suicides of teenagers whose parents said they had been bullied – including nonbinary teen Nex Benedict – the state’s Republican leaders are finally saying it’s time to do more.
State Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pressing for stronger antibullying protections following two teen suicides that were apparently related to bullying.
Last week,…