FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2000
CONNECTICUT PTA
CONTACT: Therese Duncan, Vice President for Legislation
(860) 927-4187 or email:
CLICK HERE
Bullying and Safe Schools is the subject of a
forum being sponsored by the Connecticut Parent
Teacher Association. This all day event is slated for October
6, 2000 at the Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street in
New Haven beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending
at 2:30 p.m.
Registration includes lunch for a fee of $15.00 for
PTA members and $20.00 for non-members.
Register early. Space is limited! Deadline has
been extended to October 2, 2000.
Notable speakers include:
 | Deborah Walsh, Connecticut PTA President |
| Jan Pascal, Regional Representative of the US
Department of Education |
| Dr. Averal Manes, Associate Professor of Political
Science and Conflict Resolution, Western CT State
University |
| Dr. Michael Foley, Associate Chair, Division of
Justice and Law Administration, Western CT
State University |
| Dr. Steve Edwards, Principal, East Hartford High
School |
| Leigh Jones Bamman, Drugs Don't Work |
According to noted Norwegian scholar, Dr. Dan Olweus,
author of Core Program Against Bullying and
Antisocial Behavior: "Bullying is defined as
one child or a group of children repeatedly hurting
another child through words or actions. Bullying
may involve physical aggression such as fighting,
shoving, kicking, verbal aggression such as name calling, or more
subtle acts such as socially
isolating a child".
Connecticut Parent Teacher Association is resolved to
bring issues such as this to forefront
for dialogue and bring about positive action for the safety and welfare
of all children within the schools and communities
of Connecticut.
For more information contact
the CT PTA office at (203) 281-6617 or email: connecticut.pta@snet.net |
