New Orleans woman sues archdiocese over son’s suicide after he was expelled from school

<p>Sara Brannon alleges high school overseen by the Roman Catholic archdiocese was negligent in treatment of her 17-year-old son</p><p>A suburban <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-orleans">New Orleans</a> woman whose teenaged son died by suicide hours after his Catholic school expelled him in the wake of what he termed a shoving match with a campus bully is pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit against the local archdiocese.</p><p>Sara Brannon contends that Rummel high school in Metairie, Louisiana, was negligent in its treatment of her son, 17-year-old Devon Shelton, and is therefore owed damages, including for mental anguish as well as physical pain and suffering.</p><p><em>In the US, you can call or text the <a href="http://988lifeline.org/">988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline</a> at 988 or chat at <a href="https://988lifeline.org/chat/">988lifeline.org</a>. In the UK, the youth suicide charity <a href="https://www.papyrus-uk.org/">Papyrus</a> can be contacted on 0800 068 4141 or email <a href="mailto:pat@papyrus-uk.org">pat@papyrus-uk.org</a>, and in the UK and Ireland <a href="https://www.samaritans.org/">Samaritans</a> can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email <a href="mailto:jo@samaritans.org">jo@samaritans.org</a> or <a href="mailto:jo@samaritans.ie">jo@samaritans.ie</a>. In Australia, the crisis support service <a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at <a href="http://www.befrienders.org/">befrienders.org</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/new-orleans-archdiocese-lawsuit-teen-suicide">Continue reading...</a>

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