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Bullying Expert to Speak at Santa Catalina School September 27
WHO:
Santa Catalina School presents Jodee Blanco, a national expert on bullying and best-selling author of Please Stop Laughing at Me.... Blanco is regularly sought after as a crisis management expert and consultant by schools, families, legal professionals, government officials, and the national media including CNN, Newsweek, NBC, and FOX.
WHAT:
It's NOT Just Joking Around!(TM)-a seminar endorsed by the National Crime Prevention Council and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The seminar will address specific topics regarding school bullying, including:
- Why certain children become the most popular kids in their class, and others are picked on and tormented
- The biggest mistakes parents unwittingly make
- Why so many adults fail to recognize the trauma of peer abuse until it's too late
- How schools can prevent disaster
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 27
7:00 PM
WHERE:
Performing Arts Center at Santa Catalina School
1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey
ADMISSION:
Free of charge; no reservations required. For information please contact Mary Dowson at 831.655.9366.
MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Betsy Wallace Jeffers
Armanasco Public Relations, Inc.
831.372.2259
bwallacejeffers@armanasco.com
Jodee Blanco is available for phone or in-person interviews before and after the seminar.
Media are welcome to attend the seminar.
About Santa Catalina School
Santa Catalina School is dedicated to the education of young people between the ages of 4-18, giving careful consideration to the individual abilities and potential of each child. The school’s mission is to balance intellectual growth with spiritual awareness, creativity with order, and individuality with compassion. Santa Catalina School is enriched by the diversity of socioeconomic, religious, geographic, and cultural backgrounds represented by students and faculty. The Upper School includes boarding students from 14 states and 9 countries. Local students come from not only the Central Coast, but also from cities as far away as Gilroy, King City, Santa Cruz, San Jose and Santa Clara. For more information visit www.santacatalina.org or call 831.655.9300.