Ryan's Story Returns to Mansfield Tonight
QMS PAC (Qualters Middle School Parent Advisory Council) is pleased to present Ryan’s Story – A Story Every Parent Needs to Hear
John and Kelly Halligan lost their thirteen year old son, Ryan, to suicide on October 7, 2003. At the time of his death, Ryan was a student at a middle school in Essex Junction, Vermont. It was revealed in much greater detail after Ryan’s death that he was ridiculed and humiliated by peers at school and on-line. Vermont Bully Prevention bill which was signed into law (ACT117) in May 2004 and only a few months after Ryan’s death . He also successfully led the passage of the law pertaining to mandatory suicide prevention education in public schools (ACT 114) in April 2006. John has been outspoken about the need for more education and prevention of bullying, cyber bullying and teen suicide throughout the United States and Canada. His son’s …
Tina Mqs
8:46 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I hope the people that need to hear this will change their ways, and I hope parents will keep an eye out- not just for the victims' symptoms, but those of the kids who bully as well. Bullying isn't the same these days as it used to be. Intimidation and ugliness are all over the schools here just like in any bigger city, it just usually doesn't come with the physical signs such as bruises or cuts … more ›