Responding to a concern over the number of teen suicides in the Battle Ground community, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has announced her support for a grant request to add a second school resource officer in Battle Ground Public Schools.
In the past 18 months, Battle Ground has experienced four teen suicides, five documented suicide attempts and 10 documented suicide threats, according to a Herrera Beutler press release.
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