Seven people, including former Mt. Edgecumbe High School staff members and parents of current students, testified to the Alaska Board of Education Wednesday that a student mental health crisis is unfolding at the state-operated boarding school.
School records show about 10 percent of students have withdrawn since the start of the school year, and health care providers are seeing record rates of suicidal ideation among students, following staffing reductions and leadership changes at the school.