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A 14-year-old student was found in a California high school after having committed suicide by hanging. She had been missing from her home since the morning at around 6 am.

Police in Olivehurst found the girl’s body on the second floor of Lindhurst High School after getting a call from a staff member on March 30. The teen’s identity is not being made public.

Yuba County Sheriff Wendell Anderson told reporters that there is an active investigation going on. The Sheriff said the girl’s death shocked the 15,000-person small community, which is situated about 40 miles north of Sacramento.

“Today is traumatic for the whole community,” Marysville Joint Unified School District Superintendent Fal Asrani said.

The tragic event closed the school for the day.

Suicide is the second most common cause of death in California for individuals between the ages of 10 and 34. For people aged 35 to 54, it is the fourth most common cause of death.

It didn't say specifically what the cause of the suicide was because it is still under investigation, but you can bet your bottom dollar that being bullied was the cause. What do you think should be done to bullies that cause a suicide?

A Democratic legislator has been expelled from the Tennessee statehouse for joining a gun control protest that brought legislative proceedings to a halt there last week.

The House of Representatives voted 72-25 to expel Justin Jones, 27, who led demonstrators in chants from the floor.

He was joined by two other Democratic lawmakers, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson, who also face expulsion.

Hundreds of protesters have flooded the State Capitol since a school shooting.

The 27 March attack at Nashville's Covenant School killed six, including three children.
Mr Jones' removal by the Republican-dominated body marks the first such expulsion without the support of both parties from the General Assembly in Tennessee's modern history.

Thursday's vote followed a fractious day in the House. Lawmakers had argued for hours over the expulsion resolution. Audible within the chamber were the shouts of protesters who still crowd the statehouse.

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