Hi all, One thing that I encountered at one school where I taught was a student with what seemed to be a mental illness. I say this because she disclosed - publicly, in the discussion area! - that she had urges to kill people. She even mentioned that her psychologist had told her to talk about it because it was better to talk about it. She would also attack students (in writing) if they mentioned being gay. When I tried to talk to her about it (privately/email), she got upset and told me that she had done nothing wrong. What was worse was that when I attempted to contact the school, they said there was nothing wrong. It wasn't until the class was over that they sent a message to her (copied to me) saying that her postings were inappropriate. I no longer teach at that school, but I was wondering if anyone else had run into similar issues with online students and how they handled it? Thanks, Kate