Panel Urges Parents, Educators and Kids to Stand Up Against Bullying
The panel discussion followed the premiere of 'Bully,' a documentary screened at the Palladium as part of the second annual Uptown Film Festival Saturday.
There were a lot of tears at probably the most talked-about premiere of the Uptown Film Festival. There was also a lot of anger, frustration and above all, a desire for change. Bully, a documentary on bullying in American schools and communities from acclaimed filmmaker Lee Hirsch, officially premiered Saturday afternoon at the Palladium 12 as part of the second annual Uptown Film Festival. The film will be officially released March 30. After the premiere, Defeat the Label, an international anti-bullying nonprofit with local roots — as well as one of the festival’s nonprofit partners — hosted a panel discussion with area educators, parents, counselors, a police officer and a 7th grade bullying victim. The film itself follows five bullied …
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Michelle Smith
11:40 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
As a parent, I believe that this represent one of the bigger challenges in raising kids. We parent, we try our very best to keep our child safety. We give them the best education possible. As a parent it is normal to protect our children from all harm. If we monitor their lives so closely that they never fall, never fail, and never get hurt or sad, then we would be depriving our children of … more ›