Suicide is always wrong-headed option, sister of Ruth Perry tells teachers
Suicide is always a “terrible wrong-headed option”, the sister of Ruth Perry told school staff.
Professor Julia Waters urged delegates at the annual conference of the National Education Union (NEU) to “get help” and “think again” if they are having thoughts about ending their lives.
Headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life after an Ofsted report downgraded her Caversham Primary School in Reading from its highest rating to its lowest over safeguarding concerns.
Video footage of Mrs Perry, who was an NEU member, was shown at the union’s conference in Bournemouth during a speech by her sister.
In the video, which was recorded during the Covid-19
