I Care About Bullying Prevention Because...
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"I will not let my children go through the pain of bullying that happened to me. " |
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"My son has been bullied for years at his school. It hurts me so much to see my son go through this. We are currently seeking a attorney to help us stop it !!" |
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"Bullying is simply wrong, hurtful, and mentally debilitating. It lowers self-esteem and self respect." |
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Promote bullying prevention by submitting a request for a Governors Proclamation in your state for Bullying Prevention Week. See the sample text, fill in your state information and contact your state. Images of signed proclamations can be sent to bullying411@pacer.org for posting.
States with Signed Proclamation
Illinois,Coordinated by Paddock PTA president Jennifer DeFranco
South Dakota,
Coordinated by the South Dakota Parent Connection 
Nebraska
Iowa,
Coordinated by Pam Kruse, Parents United Against Bullying"
National Center for Bullying Prevention
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Partner with PACER in Bullying Prevention!
PACER’s third annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, Oct. 5-11, 2008, will include an expanded effort to reach schools and organizations nationwide. Exciting new activities, information, and contests will engage youth, educators, and parents in creating a safer world for children with and without disabilities.
Show your support for National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, PARTNER with PACER! Partners will be listed, along with a link to their web site.
To become a partner in bullying prevention, email bullying411@PACER.org. Include the name of your school or organization, Web site URL, and indicate what your school is doing to recognize and support bullying prevention.
Partners can also distribute information through their newsletters or e-news about National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week using the press releases and audio files in the media section.
For more information, please contact Julie Hertzog.
2008 Partners, Promoting National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week
| , | Blog Her | Blog postings on bullying prevention and awareness |
| AR, | University of Arkansas Medical Science | College of Nursing is holding a bullying prevention fair in the elementary school |
| AZ, | Motivational Small Talk | |
| AZ, | Lone Mountain Elementary | Bullying posters vowing to be bully free, lesson plans in classroom |
| CA, | Achievekids Non Public School and Health Agency | Classroom activities including discussions, poetry, artwork, journaling, making posters, and end of week recognition lunch for students that participated in activities |
| CA, | Poinsettia Elementary | Kick off assembly with student skit, posters, student survey, bookmark contest, and introduction of recess activities program to reduce bullying hotspots |
| CA, | Olivewood Elementary | All school assembly and poster contest |
| CA, | Ponderosa Elementary | Classroom presentations, student and teacher surveys |
| CA, | Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center | Open house featuring bullying prevention information |
| CA, | Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council | Partnering with Wired Safety to create awareness of cyberbullying, making the "Megan Pledge" |
| CO, | Kemper Elementary | School wide assemblies and in-class activities |
| CT, | SERC | |
| CT, | PIRC | |
| FL, | Westwood Middle School | Poster contest, classroom guidance activities, and using the bullying tip box |
| FL, | James W. Sikes Elementary | Implementing the PACER toolkit and plays on morning TV show |
| GA, | Mulberry Elementary PTA, Health and Wellness Commitee | Posters, banner to be signed by all students, teacher led discussions, distribute parent materials, links to online information and skit presentation |
| IA, | Harrison Elementary | Poster contest, guest readers, and bookmarks |
| IL, | Eldorado Elementary | School wide activities |
| IL, | Central Road Elementary | Classroom groups and school wide speaker |
| IL, | Eldorado Elementary | Kick off week, school-wide character traits |
| IL, | Lincoln Elementary | Assemly for 3rd to 6th grade with Gabe and Izzy on Oct. 10 |
| IL, | Stuart R. Paddock Elementary | All school presentation with Gabe and Izzy, creating bullying prevention posters, newsletter articles. Faciliatated Governors Proclamation. |
| IL, | Paddock PTA | |
| IL, | Virginia Lake School | |
| IL, | Prairie Elementary | Assemblies, poster contest, and classroom programs |
| IL, | Midland Middle School | Bullying prevention presentations, survey and school art contest |
| IL, | Joseph Sears School | In class activities |
| KS, | Towanda Elementary | Bullying prevention pledge and poster contest |
| KS, | Autism Awareness Association, Inc. | PSA's, disseminate information to school districts, hold school wide assemblies, and present at conferences. |
| KS, | Families Together Inc. | Governors Proclamation, working with state and local partnering agencies to establish local programs to deal with bullying in schools and in cyberspace, promotion of PACER's bullying web site and resources. |
| KS, | Plainville USD 270 | Create posters to display in stores, high school students presenting role plays to elementary students, motivational speaker, and all students will receive a candy bar to "take a bite out of bullying" |
| KY, | North Magoffin Elementary | |
| KY, | KY, SPIN | |
| KY, | Salyersville Elementary | Show videos and distribute bookmarks |
| LA, | St. Clement of Rome | Classroom presentations |
| LA, | Tallulah Elementary | PACER on-line toolkit for the classroom |
| MA, | Mt. Airy Middle School | Middle school mentor club, Peer mentoring, multicultural club |
| MA, | Villari's Martial Arts Center | Promoting link on web site, distributing materials to students. |
| MI, | Portage Middle School | |
| MN, | Immaculate Conception School | |
| MN, | Annandale Middle School | Professional theatre performance and educational classroom presentations, classroom guidance lessons, poster contest, bully free pledge, local statistics and national facts read by students over PA each day |
| MN, | Holy Name of Jesus | Book readings in classroom by principal |
| MN, | Camp Omega | Posting articles on bullying prevention and holding bullying prevention session at regional conference |
| MN, | Cherokee Heights | |
| MN, | MN State PIRC | |
| MN, | Center for Inclusive Child Care | |
| MN, | Nicollet County Elementary | Distribute bookmarks with packet of information from Kids Against Bullying Web site |
| MN, | Youth Frontiers | Partnering with schools across the nation to create more positive school communities. |
| MN, | St. Paul Federation of Teachers | Providing 15,000 St. Paul students and teachers with bullying prevention resources |
| MN, | Magnuson Christian School | Holding bullying prevention activities for students |
| MN, | Greenvale Park Elementary | Puppet plays, announcements and classroom activities |
| MN, | Chaska Elementary | Bullying awareness lessons, poster contest and "caught you caring" campaign |
| MS, | New Hope Elementary | Bookmarks, writing contest, bullying survey, daily announcements |
| NC, | Autism Society of North Carolina Bookstore | Sending enewsletter highlighting titles of bullying books and providing 10% discount on those books |
| NC, | F.I.R.S.T. | |
| ND, | ND Department of Public Instruction/Office of Special Education | |
| NE, | PTI Nebraska | Governors Proclamation declaring Bullying Awareness Week in Nebraska. Offering bullying prevention workshops for families. |
| NE, | Parents United Against Bullying | Held a community wide BULLYING STOPS HERE Day. Submitted Governors Proclamation |
| NJ, | Parkview School | Bullying prevention program, assembly and videos |
| NJ, | Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders | Proclamation for bullying prevention |
| NJ, | Richard E. Byrd School | Role plays, contracts, coloring pages and posters |
| NV, | Girl Scouts Frontier Council | Distributing resources to 9000 Girl Scouts. Facilitating programs addressing bullying prevention. |
| NY, | James P.B. Duffy School | Schoolwide art contest and daily annoucements |
| NY, | Woodrow Wilson Elementary | Poster contest and presenting bullying prevention curriculum |
| NY, | Malta Avenue Elementary | Daily announcements, activities in the classrooms and cafeteria |
| NY, | PS19K | Lesson plans, lunch activities, and taking the oath |
| OH, | OHMommy of ClassyChaos.com | Blog postings on bullying prevention |
| OH, | Loveland Primary | Coloring books, lesson plans, and role plays |
| OH, | Munroe Elementary | Murals, wear red day, classroom lessons, poetry and poster contests, and pledges |
| OH, | Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities | Bullying prevention workshop |
| OH, | Covington | |
| OK, | Oklahoma Parent Center | Distributing bookmarks, working with state department to promote bullying awareness |
| PA, | Fogelsville Elementary | MIX IT UP at Lunch Day |
| PA, | Schuylkill County | Providing bullying prevention resources to parents, teachers and other interested parties |
| PA, | Mentor Parent Program | |
| PA, | Kulp Elementary | Daily announcements, words of wisdom, PACER bullying pledge and certificates |
| RI, | North Smithfield Elementary | Girl scout award project. Will present role plays and activities for 1st and 5th grade students. |
| SD, | South Dakota Parent Connection | Distribute bookmarks and other resources to schools. Drafted Governors Proclamation to declare the week in South Dakota |
| SD, | SE Prevention Resource Center | The PRC is going to put a packet together to send out to schools in our catchmen area. In the packet, we will include the bullying bookmarks, wordsearches and cross word puzzles, and a sign that talks about bullying. |
| SD, | Relation Aggression Task Force | The RA Task Force is going to put a packet together to send out to schools in our catchmen area. In the packet, we will include the bullying bookmarks, wordsearches and cross word puzzles, and a sign that talks about bullying. |
| SD, | Hermosa School | All school assembly |
| TX, | Antonio Margil Elementary | Classroom guidance, take the Kid Against Bullying oath, contest and voting for the best method to handle bullying |
| TX, | CHASA, Hemi-Kids | Distributing information through list serv to pediatric stroke survivors |
| TX, | Partners Resource Network, Inc | |
| TX, | PATH Project | |
| TX, | PEN Project | |
| TX, | TEAM Project | |
| TX, | Holmsey Elementary | Presenting a bullying prevention play, morning annoucements, parent communication in newsletter, classroom guidance presentation, coloring books and bookmarks |
| TX, | Theatre Action Project | Creating bullying prevention awareness through theatre |
| TX, | Blessing Elementary | Classroom activities from PACER web site |
| VA, | PEATC | Distributing press release to mail list |
| VA, | Prince George County Schools | A "No Bullies Allowed" book series will be distributed |
| VT, | Vermont Family Network | |
2007 Partners, Promoting National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week (click to open/close)
AK, Stone Soup
AZ, Arredondo Elementary School
CA, Arminta Elementary
CA, Epiphany School
CA, Fiesta Educativa
CA, Park Hill Elementary, San Jacinto
CT, Bucks Hill Elementary
CT, Kingsbury Elementary
CT, M.M Generali Elementary
FL, Coachman Fundamental Middle School
FL, Toussaint Louverture Elementary
GA, Bolton Academy
GA, Mulberry Creek Elementary School
IL, Midland Middle School
IN, Bully Safe Schools
IN, The Indiana Partnerships Center
KY, Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
ME, Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
ME, Newport Elementary School
ME, Raymond Elementary School
MI, Briarwood Elementary School
MI, CAUSE Parents Training Parents
MI, Cesar Chavez Academy
MI, St. Monica School
MI, Turrill Elementary
MN, RT Autism Awareness Foundation, Inc.
MN, Bailey Elementary
MN, Cedar Island Elementary School
MN, Christina Huddleston Elementary School
MN, Jacqueline Williams, Esq.
MN, Lake Ripley Elementary
MN, Lino Lakes Elementary
MN, Minneapolis Public Schools
MN, Minnewaska Elementary Schools
MN, Montgomery/Lonsdale East and West Elementary Schools
MN, St. Hubert School
MN, Twin Lakes Elementary
MN, Windmill Project
MS, Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
MS, EMPOWER Community Resource Center
MS, Parent Advocates Working for Solutions
NC, F.I.R.S.T.
NC, Tommy Road's Elementary School
ND, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
NJ, Association for Special Children and Families (Highlands Parent Center)
NY, Enterprise Charter School
NY, LCSW-R Malta Avenue Intermediate School
OK, Oklahoma Parent Center
OR, Direction Service, Inc.
OR, Oregon Parent Training & Information Resource Center
PA, Gwynedd Square Elementary School
PA, PEAL, Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center
TX, Jefferson Avenue Elementary
TX, Partners Resource Network, Inc.
TX, PATH Project
TX, PEN Project
TX, TEAM Project
TX, Woodway Elementary
United Kingdom, cruelatschool.co.uk
UT, Brigham Young University, SchoolTipline.com
WI, Manawa Middle School
WI, Windsor Elementary School
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