Carrier v. Lake Pend Oreille School District 84

BURDICK, Justice.

This case asks the Court to determine, as a matter of first impression, the definition of “suicidal tendencies” found in Idaho Code § 33-512B.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Brian Carrier (Brian) attended Sandpoint High School as a junior during the 1999-2000 school year. He was a student in Michael McNulty’s (McNulty) English class. As part of an assignment on Hamlet, Brian completed a written journal entry in April, 2000. He titled his entry “My Most Difficult Decision.” Brian wrote:

I believe my most difficult decision of all time was not to kill myself. For a long time…