Lake County Gazette

Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 recently issued the following announcement.

On Monday, September 10th, New Your Times bestselling author and bullying survivor turned activist Jodee Blanco will deliver a bullying survival and prevention seminar at Antioch Upper Grade School.  The event is free and open to the public - families are encouraged to attend. 

 The event is being presented by Antioch School District 34. 

At a time when bullying has become a serious national epidemic - preventing an estimated 160,000 children from attending school every day, Jodee's 90-minute family seminar and workshop will include:

• Jodee's story of her struggle as the target of severe school bullying, as well as what her parents and teachers did that helped; what didn't and why; and insigntes from the thousands of students she has worked with across the nation.
• Specific, practical advice for adults on how to intervene with a victim, vully or bystander, from the rare point of view of someone who has lived through it.
• Insights into the plight of the "adult survivor of peer abuse" and suggestions on how to overcome those open wounds from the past.

Families are encouraged to attend and will have the opportunity to speak with Jodee following the presentation.

 The event will take place on Monday, September 10th at 6:30 p.m. at Antioch Upper Grade School, 800 Highview Drive, Antioch.  For questions, please contact Kathy Hogan at khogan@antioch34.com.

 About Jodee Blanco

 Survivor turned activist Jodee Blanco is the author of four books on bullying, including the seminal New York Times bestseller Please Stop Laughing At Me..., required reading in middle and high schools across the country.  She travels to schools, sharing her story to save lives, and has spoken to over a half-million people worldwide.  CBS Evening News and USA Today have featured her story, and she has bylined for CNN.Com and The Huff Post.  Considered one of the pre-eminent experts on school bullying, she's a regular commentator for both national broadcast and cable networks on bullying related breaking news, and her life story has been featured in hundereds of newsppapers in the U.S. and abroad.  Her anti-bullying program INJJA (It's NOT Just Joking Around!), that consists of live presentations and a comprehensive character development curriculum continues to redefine the possibilities for curbing suffering in schools worldwide.

 Parent & Family Night Flyer

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