National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week Empowers Schools, Parents to End Childhood Harassment
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week is Oct. 22 – 28, 2006. It is sponsored by PACER Center and cosponsored by 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 to help end bullying.
“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. That’s not acceptable.
“Teachers and parents can play a critical role in creating a climate where bullying is not tolerated. When adults and children stand together, bullying ends,” Goldberg said.
PACER's National Center for Bullying Prevention promotes bullying awareness, teaches effective ways to respond to bullying, and prevents bullying of all children, especially those with disabilities.