(Long Island, NY) County Executive Bellone will be joined by Legislator Sarah Anker, Suffolk County Youth Bureau and Suffolk County Health Department Officials to announce initiatives to address bullying which include: awareness, development of online presence to provide valuable resources to those who need support, youth trainings, and middle and high school educational campaigns.
Bellone supported Legislator Anker’s legislation, which was passed unanimously at the March 18th General Meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature. to launch a new bullying awareness website. The site will provide support and guidance for children who are or have been bullied. According to 2010 Bullying Statistics, 160,000 children miss school each day for fear of being bullied. As of July 1, 2012, the New York State Dignity Act mandates that all schools must designate a point person, known as a Dignity Act Coordinator (DAC), to assist students who feel that they are being bullied.
Who: County Executive Bellone, Legislator Sarah Anker, Roderick Pearson, Executive Director of the SC Youth Bureau, John Martin, SC Senior Public Health Educator, Representatives of the Suffolk County Youth Board
Where: H. Lee Dennison Building, Plaza Level, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
When: March 21, 2014, 11:30am
