Federal Bullying Prevention Summit Follow-up

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The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Steering Committee is sponsoring a webcast October 27th from 1-2:30 ET: Keeping the Momentum Going–a Webcast Follow-Up to the Federal Bullying Prevention Summit. You can read more about the Summit, which took place in August, here. To register for this webcast, please visit the following link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register827891504 by Monday, October 25, 2010. Space is limited, so register early.

From the site:

Following the success of our August 2010 “Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit,” The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Working Group would like to invite you to participate in our upcoming webcast, entitled “Keeping the Momentum Going: A Webcast Follow-up to the Federal Bullying-Prevention Summit.” The webcast will once again bring together organizational, federal, and academic leaders in addition to teachers, principals, school resource officers, students, and parents to continue the national conversation on bullying prevention.

Although the webcast continues the discussion started at the summit, it also allows us the opportunity to invite new voices to the conversation and to expand the discussion on bullying beyond what was previously presented. For the last several months, the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Justice, Interior, Defense, and Agriculture have developed a strategy for the broader administration vision for keeping our students safe. This “Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Working Group” has thus far developed a set of goals to combat bullying and is actively working on action steps to advance these goals. As our work moves forward, we would be honored for you to continue to contribute to the conversation.

The webcast will include an introduction to research and prevention strategies by Dr. Catherine Bradshaw from Johns Hopkins University, a leading researcher in bullying and school climate. It will also feature “voices from the field,” a panel featuring individuals currently involved in bullying prevention efforts discussing their roles in bullying prevention in addition to the successes and the challenges they have faced. Assistant Deputy Secretary Kevin Jennings (Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education) and Captain Stephanie Bryn (Health Resource Service Administration, Health and Human Services) will discuss the ongoing work of the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Working Group.