The Willets Road School was very fortunate have hosted renown speaker Mr. John Halligan. Mr. Halligan presented Ryan's Story. The tragic story of his son who committed suicide due to depression caused by bullying. Mr. Halligan's message to our students and staff focused on how we can prevent tragedies like this from happening in our community. Throughout Mr. Halligan's presentation he stressed the importance of letting someone you trust help you in the event you are feeling lonely, isolated, and depressed. He also urged our students to not be a bystander to bullying, but to speak up through whatever means possible to help someone who they feel are being victimized by a bully. At the conclusion of Mr. Halligan's presentations to our 6th and 7th grade classes, he fielded questions from our students and encouraged them to reach out and apologize to someone who they may have bullied in the past. Mr. Halligan also spoke at special parent workshop on Tuesday evening offering parents strategies on how to assist their children when they feel they are depressed and at risk for dangerous behaviors.
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