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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Several Marana parents have questions about the safety of their children in the wake of grieving the loss of one of their classmates.
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A place normally filled with the sounds of students was unusually quiet Tuesday after Marana High closed its doors for the day when a student was found dead on campus.
Investigators said there is no indication anyone else was involved, and there was no active threat to the public. But it’s a silent threat that is most concerning to parents.
Anthony Estrada knows the feeling of losing a child all too well.
“I have a daughter who, at 12 years old, went to a new school, and she got bullied really badly. This was in December 2018,” said Estrada, co-founder of the One More Hug Foundation. “I got the call that she ended up taking her own life. We had no idea that anything was going on. Her grades were good. It seemed like she was doing good in school. Come to find out later, there was a lot of bullying going on that wasn’t being addressed. She was always just a really happy kid. That being said, I find it’s probably really hard for kids to come and talk to their parents.”
Estrada told 13 News’ Mary Coleman he does not wish that upon any family.
Unfortunately, Tuesday night, one Marana family is living the same nightmare.
The Marana Police Department said the body of a student was found on school grounds before 7 a.m.
They said that the person broke into campus around 1:30 a.m. and was later discovered by staff.
13 News asked MUSD about its security system and why it took hours to find the student.
“This is a profound tragedy, and our focus is entirely on supporting our students, staff, and the family,” the district said. “We are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the entry, and the security system is being actively investigated by our team. We will continue to work with law enforcement in the ongoing investigation.”
Many questions may be difficult to answer.
How could this happen, and perhaps most painfully — could anything have been done?
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It’s one of the reasons Estrada co-founded One More Hug.
The non-profit is working to ensure that children and their families have resources to navigate thoughts of suicide, bullying, and other issues plaguing our youth.
Its name came from the founders’ wish they could give their loved ones One More Hug.
“Really, what we’re trying to do is bring up the topic and make that topic easier to talk about, whether it be suicide or bullying,” Estrada said. “A lot of times, kids have a hard time coming and talking to their parents or talking to anybody about it. And so, what we want to do is try and make that conversation a little bit easier for people to talk to or talk about.”
Because when a young life is lost, the grief reaches far beyond one family, as was apparent within the Marana community.
Estrada said he hopes the non-profit will continue to grow and be able to eventually offer professional services to the southern Arizona community.
“We definitely want to give back to the community, of course,” he said. “At some point, we want to be able to offer professional services. Right now, all we can do is guide parents, schools, or parents and kids to professional services. Whether it’s counseling, therapy, other personal trainers, different gyms, or, like, jujitsu gyms. That’s the big push for us: health, fitness, and martial arts.”
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