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Regional Report: Teen Suicide Shocks Addison County

Vermont Public | By Peter Biello,
Annie Russell
Published October 18, 2013 at 6:00 AM EDT
AP/ Toby Talbot
Students listen to John Halligan, whose son committed suicide as a result of bullying, during a conference in Montpelier, Vt., Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Halligan spoke to students at Mount Abe last year.

The suicide of a Mount Abraham Union High School Student earlier this month has raised questions about the extent to which bullying is a problem in that school—and whether efforts to prevent it are working. Addison County Independent reporter Zach Despart joins us now for our Regional Report to tell us more about this story.
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Peter Biello
Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.
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Annie Russell
Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.
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