Students hear from man who lost son to suicide

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A suicide-prevention speaker who lost his son to suicide made an appearance in Bethlehem Wednesday morning



John Halligan addressed a crowd of students at Nitschmann Middle School.


Halligan's son, Ryan, committed suicide back in 2003 after being bullied at school and online.



"I do this presentation because I know that every single school I bring it to, there's a potential Ryan who's feeling the way my son felt...If I can just get one child to change their mind about suicide, it's a gift to be able to do that," he said.



Halligan helped get the Vermont Bullying Prevention Law passed in 2004... and a Suicide Prevention Education in Public Schools law passed two years later.






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