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The word rapt means: completely absorbed in Involved with great emotion The word rapt means: completely absorbed in Involved with great emotion

Situational Irony- When you expect one thing to happen, and the exact opposite occurs. For example the fire chief in town has the most fire hazards in his house. You study for a test, but you fail. This statement is situational irony because Ryan wanted to make people laugh WITH him and become a comedian. Instead, people laughed AT him, and in the end, he made people cry FOR him. Situational Irony- When you expect one thing to happen, and the exact opposite occurs. For example the fire chief in town has the most fire hazards in his house. You study for a test, but you fail. This statement is situational irony because Ryan wanted to make people laugh WITH him and become a comedian. Instead, people laughed AT him, and in the end, he made people cry FOR him.

The word precipitated means: To quicken the occurrence of. So what did Ryan’s father mean in this sentence?

“I’d love you to find a private moment and let them know how you feel," Halligan said. "Or send a text. It takes courage to stand up to a friend who is bullying other people. Don't be a bystander. Be an up stander. lf they turn on you, they're not a friend."

“In response to another question about what to do if a friend talks about suicide and the student promised not to tell, Halligan told them in that case they need to tell an adult.” “It is much better to risk losing a friendship than a friend," said Halligan. “You need to tell an adult quickly. Tell a counselor. Don’t keep this to yourself." “In response to another question about what to do if a friend talks about suicide and the student promised not to tell, Halligan told them in that case they need to tell an adult.” “It is much better to risk losing a friendship than a friend," said Halligan. “You need to tell an adult quickly. Tell a counselor. Don’t keep this to yourself."

The video you are about to watch gives a more detailed background about Ryan Halligan, and all the factors that led to his suicide

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The new bullying laws took effect September 1, 2011.

The tragedy in New Jersey that sparked the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights was the suicide of Tyler Clementi. His personal life was exploited all over the internet which caused him to kill himself.

If educators fail to comply with the new law they could lose their teaching license.

The form of bullying Richard Bergacs says is most common now is cyber-bullying, verbal bullying, face to face confrontations, rumors and innuendo.

A safety team is made up of teachers, staff members, and parents to review complaints.

Unwieldy means difficult to manage or carry.

“Holy Cow!” is an example of an idiom. An idiom is a combination of words that has a figurative meaning owing to its common usage. An idiom's figurative meaning is separate from the literal meaning. There are thousands of idioms and they occur frequently in all languagesfigurative meaningliteral Examples: She is pulling my leg. I’m feeling blue. That jacket costs and arm and a leg. “Holy Cow!” is an example of an idiom. An idiom is a combination of words that has a figurative meaning owing to its common usage. An idiom's figurative meaning is separate from the literal meaning. There are thousands of idioms and they occur frequently in all languagesfigurative meaningliteral Examples: She is pulling my leg. I’m feeling blue. That jacket costs and arm and a leg.

The timeline in which schools must do something about bullying, or begin an investigation is one day.

Dr. Dolan says an “unintended consequence” of this new law is that students, or their parents, will find it easier to label minor squabbles bullying than to find ways to work out their differences.