Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will join with students and business leaders on Thursday, October 23, to announce the launch of the City’s new anti-bullying initiative. This community-wide campaign will partner with local organizations to provide year-round education to students, an outreach coordinator and increase awareness throughout the entire community.WHY:
Today, more than 1 in 4 students reports being bullied throughout the school year. A 2012 study by the Center for Disease Control revealed that students who experience bullying are more likely to develop depression, anxiety and school adjustment behavioral issues, while those who bully are at an increased risk for substance use, academic problems and violence later in life and into adulthood.
WHEN:
Thursday, October 23, 2014
10:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center
1723 Bruton Boulevard
WHO:
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
Carver Middle School students
Orange County Public Schools
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida
Zebra Coalition
Local businesses
