An educational presentation on bullying and cyberbullying for parents at Belmont's Chenery auditorium from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Just a decade ago, the most likely place to find children bullying their peers was on school playgrounds and in the halls. Today, technology has created an entire new arena for students, as young as those in elementary school, to target and torment their fellow classmates: in on-line communities such as Facebook and via text messages. On Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Chenery Middle School auditorium, Dr. Elizabeth Englander – who has been an important contributor to the national conversation on peer aggression in our schools and on-line – will speak on bullying and cyberbullying for Belmont parents. The talk is sponsored by the Foundation for Belmont Education. A professor of Psychology and director of the Massachusetts Aggression …
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Understanding all types of aggressive behavior and responding to those situations.
Parents of students in the Belmont School District are invited to hear Dr. Elizabeth Englander, professor of Psychology and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, speak on bullying and cyberbullying on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Chenery Middle School auditorium. The presentation is free thanks to the generous support of the Foundation for Belmont Education. The public is welcome to attend. The parent presentation will emphasize practical, concrete knowledge about student behavior and peer aggression. This knowledge will help parents gain a better understanding of what bullying is and how they can work with their children and partner with schools to prevent and …
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Mike Weakley
12:26 am on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Bullying is a serious problem affecting millions of children. It can interfere with their social and emotional development, as well as their school performance. 19,000 children attempt to commit suicide every year as a direct result of being bullied. To help combat this, I have put together a bully prevention show for elementary schools & libraries called "The STOP Bullying Show". Based out of … more ›