On March 21, 2018 beloved high school principal, Troy Schueller, unexpectedly committed suicide. In the hopes of removing the stigma surrounding suicide and to open up the conversation about mental health, Troy's family decided to share his story through a social media campaign by creating the web site troysstory.com. After 85,000 people visited the site within 48 hours, the family continues to promote social and cultural changes surrounding the issues that led to his death.
Saprina Schueller has been a middle school language arts / social studies teacher for 19 years and has grown up and lived in North Idaho for her entire life. On March 21, 2018, the community of Coeur d’Alene was shocked and saddened by the news that beloved high school principal and Saprina's husband, Troy Schueller, had committed suicide. Following the loss of her best friend and husband, Saprina struggled to put together the pieces of the puzzle that led to Troy’s death and to rebuild her life for herself, her children, and grandchildren. After eighteen months and at the encouragement of her therapist, she wrote a blog post called “Troy’s Story” in an effort to "accept" her loss. Saprina now uses her experience to bring about much needed social change in the areas of suicide awareness, concussions, CTE, opioid addictions, privacy laws, and mental health. To learn more, visit Troysstory.com, and join the movement to remove the stigma about talking about mental health and suicide.