Patch's School Bullying Discussions Return Sept. 20
Join us for a presentation on teaching children to be engaged bystanders at our next roundtable on Sept. 20.
Toward the end of the 2011-12 school year, I invited concerned community members to join me for roundtable discussions on school bullying, a "silent epidemic." As the new school year gets under way, we will pick up where we left off with a presentation by Irene Patino, retired Pasco County teacher and creator of Bully Be Gone, a bullying and teen suicide prevention program. Please join us from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20 in Heron Hall at Learning Gate Community School in Lutz to hear Patino speak about engaging, empowering and encouraging passive bystanders—those who witness acts of bullying but do not intervene for a variety of reasons. A social change community organizer from Sunrise of Pasco also will be on hand to discuss the …
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Keli Sipperley
10:53 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
Hi Mark, Interesting points. I hope you can join us this week to discuss! more ›