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Lawsuits change campus responses to suicidal students.
Students may die to protect colleges from lawsuits. That's one scenario if defensive college policies keep students from seeking the help they need.
Recent court decisions or settlements suggest the law may be catching up to good sense: Schools should do what they can to save students' lives.
Hunter College, part of CUNY, recently changed its policy and paid $65,000 to a student who was locked out of her dorm room after a suicide attempt. A Pennsylvania jury decided Allegheny College was not liable for the self-inflicted death of a depressed football player.
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