POB Parents Concerned about Bullying

POB Parents Concerned about Bullying is a committee of concerned parents and other representatives formed to bring community awareness to the seriousness of bullying. We invite you to attend a forum on bullying on Tuesday, September 28th, from 7:30pm - 9:30 pm at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library.

Due to limited space YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND. Registration will be done on a first come - first served basis. Each registrant will receive an email confirmation and you must have this confirmation to attend. To register please email your contact information to pobpcabreg@gmail.com. If you have additional questions you can also contact Patrice Finkelstein at dandpfinkelstein@hotmail.com or 516 639-4921.


The objectives of the forum include:

• Communicate concerns about the bullying situation as it currently stands in the POB school district.
• Discuss the implementation of a district-wide anti-bullying policy and school climate reform.
• Present to Administration and the Board of Education a list of recommendations, action items to further prevent bullying in the POB school district and community.

Agenda

7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Welcome and Opening Remarks
7:45 pm – 8:00 pm	POB Parent Testimonies
8:00 pm – 8:15 pm	Overview/Update- Dignity for all Students Act (DASA, NYS Anti-bullying Legislation) Samantha Frederickson Esq., Director Nassau County Chapter New York Civil Liberty Union
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm	POB Parent Testimonies
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm	School Climate Reform: “A data driven strategy to prevent bullying, promote upstander behavior and create even safer, supportive, engaging and responsible schools" - Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Co-founder and President National School Climate Center (formerly, the Center for Social and Emotional Education)
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm	Questions & Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	POB Parent Testimony / Closing Remarks

The discussion session will encourage brainstorming between attendees about the best direction to discourage and deal with bullying in our schools and community. We look forward to working together to create a kinder community, one where our children are more aware of the rights and feelings of others and will be less prone to victimize each other and more apt to defend those that are victims.