City and School Provide "Response To Bullying Behavior"

-WXYZ Channel 7 Reporter Anu Prakash to emcee event
-Hooper, Paws, and Roary will make Anti-Bullying Extravaganza a fun night for all
-County Commissioner Woronchak secures $20,000 grant to support program

The "Anti-Bullying Extravaganza" will take place on September 14, 2011, at 6 pm, in the Guido Theater located in the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn.

Parents, students, staff and community members are all invited and encouraged to attend this very important event. Channel 7 reporter Anu Prakash will emcee and the Honorable Judge Kathleen McCarthy will deliver a short keynote address. Entertaining guest before the event and taking part in the big finale will be Pistons team mascot Hooper, Tigers mascot Paws, and from the Detroit Lions, Roary.

Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly and Dearborn Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston will share details of the Response to Bullying plan, including the intended curriculum and activities for schools. Students will present videos they created that capture the anti-bullying theme and the district will roll out the "Response to Bullying Behavior" poster contest. \

Wayne County Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak has secured a $20,000 county grant which will be formally announced at the Anti-Bullying Extravaganza. The funding is a county PASS grant. PASS (Prevention Action Services System) provides grants for programs that help young people develop academically and socially and to avoid the juvenile justice system. The county's 2011-12 budget, which was approved by the commission last month, included funding for the grants through the Department of Children and Family Services.

In the fall of 2010, Dearborn Public Schools and the City of Dearborn gathered citizens from all walks of life to be part of a plan to address bullying, not only in schools but throughout the entire community.