Amspacher v. Red Lion Area School District

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HOPE AMSPACHER, Administrator of : Civil No. 1:23-CV-00286 the Estate of Zachary Kirchner, and : MATTHEW KIRCHNER, : : Plaintiffs, : : v. : : RED LION AREA SCHOOL : DISTRICT, et al., : : Defendants. : Judge Jennifer P. Wilson MEMORANDUM The life of Zachary Kirchner (“Zachary” or “Decedent”) was cut short on April 20, 2021, when the ninth grader took his own life. While suicide sometimes happens with no warning, that was not the case with Zachary. He gave multiple conspicuous indications of his distress and consequent…