National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week is Oct. 22–28. Educational activities aimed at getting students to talk about inappropriate behavior are sponsored by PACER National Center for Bullying Prevention and co-sponsored by the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, National Education Association and National PTA.

Teachers, parents, and children nationwide are encouraged to use bullying prevention activities and materials at www.PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org.

“Childhood bullying is a significant problem nationwide,” said Paula F. Goldberg, executive director of PACER, a national parent center located in Minnesota. “It can cause school absenteeism, mental and physical stress, poor school performance, poor self-esteem, and, in some cases, school violence.” Statistics show that 160,000 children in the United States miss school each day as a result of being bullied.

Teachers and parents play a critical role in creating a climate where bullying is not tolerated, Goldberg said.

The www.PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org Web site features lesson plans and materials for teachers, resources for parents, and interactive activities to teach second through sixth graders about bullying and how to prevent it.

A grant from Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi LLP Foundation for Education, Public Health and Social Justice, a supporting organization of the Minneapolis Foundation, is instrumental in funding the Web site. Additional support comes from Target Corporation, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Chiefs star Tony Gonzalez, Hollywood producer Chris Moore (Good Will Hunting) and others.

For more information on PACER call (952) 838-9000 or (888) 248-0822 or visit www.pacer.org.

Morgan Hill Unified School Board Hearing

The Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education is inviting parents, teachers, classified employees, bargaining unit leaders and members of the community to a public hearing at 6pm, Oct. 24, at district headquarters, 15600 Concord Circle.

The meeting’s purpose is to determine the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, aligned to content standards and consistent with content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the state board, for students in the district. For more information, call (408) 201-6000.

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