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Check out the New Get Involved - Student Action Section

Posted: 4/25/2012

Featuring profiles of students and their activities that have a goal to address bullying by creatively developing solutions, taking action, and making a difference.

The “Bully” movie will open nationwide this Friday, April 13 with a PG-13 rating.

Posted: 4/11/2012

The rating change was announced Thursday after three words were eliminated from the original version. Now students will be able to see the film without their parents. Check out the “Bully” Facebook page for a list of locations where the movie will be shown.

“Huffington Post” Directs Readers to PACER’s Bullying Prevention Tools

Posted: 4/4/2012

The “Huffington Post” is pointing its audience to the resources of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in an article titled “Together We Can End Bullying.” Writer Amy Neumann tells readers of the influential online newspaper how to help prevent bullying using PACER’s tools. More about the Huffington Post Bullying Prevention Tools page

PACER Resources Now Available on ABC News Website

Posted: 3/28/2012

ABC News is directing its television viewers to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center as a resource to help prevent bullying among children in America. Links connecting users of the ABC News website to PACER resources were made available last week after a “Nightline” broadcast on the new film “Bully,” which opens in select theaters March 30. More - Go To the ABC website

National School Climate Center's 15th annual Summer Institute

Posted: 3/23/2012

Effective bullying prevention strategies will be explored in depth July 10-13 at the National School Climate Center’s 15th annual Summer Institute in New York City. The Institute is designed to support school, district, and state teams (and other school, family, and community leaders) in developing school climate improvement plans. The focus will be on learning to create plans to promote equitable, safe, caring, and civil schools that support positive youth development, student learning and achievement, and “upstander” behavior – the inclination and ability to say “no” to bully-victim behavior. Read more

FBI Director Honors PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center

Posted: 3/19/2012

PACER Center and Paula Goldberg, one of PACER’s founders and its executive director, were honored by FBI Director Robert Mueller III in Washington, D.C., on March 16.  Mueller presented Goldberg with the prestigious Director’s Community Leadership Award in recognition of PACER’s national bullying prevention efforts. Julie Hertzog, director of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, also attended the ceremony. The award is presented to individuals and organizations whose achievements in crime prevention and educational programs have made a positive difference in their communities. More about the FBI Director's Comunity Leadership Award

“All About Bullies … Big and Small” - Interviewed on CNN

Posted: 3/8/2012

CNN recently interviewed one of the producers of “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” which won the Grammy for Best Children’s Album. All of the proceeds from the sale of the CD go to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. See the Video from CNN with the producer of All About Bullies ... Big And Small

Students Not Allowed To See Powerful New Film "Bully"

Posted: 3/7/2012

Lee Hirsch's powerful new film "Bully" premiers March 30 but the audience that needs to see it the most will not be allowed in theaters. That's because the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has given the documentary an 'R' rating due to the language used. The ruling could ban students, who are on the front lines of bullying in America, from seeing the film unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

"The stark realities of bullying are that kids say terrible things to each other ... and kids in junior and senior high school use profanity," Hirsch said in a statement. "It is devastating that the MPAA, in adhering to a strict limit on certain words, would prevent this film from being seen by those who need its message the most."

For the sake of students who have been bullied, please sign a petition urging MPAA to reconsider.

PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center in Huffington Post

Posted: 3/6/2012

One of the important steps in effective bullying prevention is to recognize that the way we respond to the student who bullies is an important part of the equation, says Julie Hertzog, director of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. She was quoted this week in a “Huffington Post” article by Marlo Thomas about Monday’s tragic school shootings in Ohio. "We need to take the anger out of our response," Hertzog says. "Making villains of kids who bully does not create a positive environment. We need to teach all kids empathy and bring them together, inclusively." Read the article

PACER wins at the Grammy Awards! The album "All About Bullies ... Big and Small" collected music's highest award Sunday

Posted: 2/21/2012

the Grammy for Best Children’s Album, and ALL sale proceeds go to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. Producer Steve Pullara gave a ‘shout out’ to PACER from the stage and again to throngs of international reporters on hand for the event. Find Out More