Talk to cover bullying, teen depression


A man who lost his son to suicide will speak on the topics of bullying, cyberbullying and teen depression Monday night at R.E. Lee High School in Staunton.

John Halligan’s son, Ryan, died by suicide on Oct. 7, 2003, after being bullied by classmates at school and online.

Halligan’s talk will be from 7-8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at R.E. Lee.

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3 Responses to “Talk to cover bullying, teen depression”
  1. PAIGE says:

    I’M SO SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED.THE ASSEMBLY WAS SO MOVING AND IT REALLY SPOKE TO ME THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING YOUR SON’S STORY I KNOW IT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD FOR YOU THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING THAT.

  2. Angie says:

    Hi. Today you were at our school! I want to say i am so so sorry for your loss! Thank u so much for coming to Jefferson! Ryans story really moved a lot of people at my school i could tell. It moved me 2, i cried the whole time and that helped me more than you would know… Thank u so much! (again)

  3. Myra says:

    Hi. Thanks for sharing your tragic story! It must have been hard!
    You came to Castle Rock today!

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