Schools
Forum Looks at Girl-on-Girl Bullying
Commission for Women event begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Diablo Valley College.
A free forum Saturday at the Forum Auditorium at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, begins with the philosophy: “The End of Bullying Begins With Me.”
Sponsored by the Contra Costa Commission for Women, the event is billed as the first educational forum to stop girl-on-girl violence and bullying.
At this link, there’s more information about the forum, and the commission's report on bullying and violence among girls in the county.
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The forum includes a presentation about bullying and cyber-bullying by Sallyann Berendsen of the American Association of University Women in Napa County and Detective Jeff Stanton of the Antioch police.
Joseph Ovick, Contra Costa County superintendent of schools, will be the kickoff speaker to introduce keynote Lakita Long, founder and director of GirlTalk.
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Other guest speakers include Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla and county Supervisor Karen Mitchoff.
The forum — for students age 10 and up, parents and educators — is from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Diablo Valley College; you can reach the Forum Auditorium from Parking Lot 3. It includes a continental breakfast.
