'Bully' DVD

This year, over 13 million American kids will be bullied at school, online, on the bus, at home, through their cell phones and on the streets of their towns, making it the most common form of violence young people in this country experience. 'Bully' is the first feature documentary film to show how we've all been affected by bullying, whether we've been victims, perpetrators or stood silent witness. The world we inhabit as adults begins on the playground. 'Bully' opens on the first day of school. For the more than 13 million kids who'll be bullied this year in the United States, it's a day filled with more anxiety and foreboding than excitement. As the sun rises and school busses across the country overflow with backpacks, brass instruments and the rambunctious sounds of raging hormones, this is a ride into the unknown. For a lot of kids, the only thing that's certain is that this year, like every other, bullying will be a big part of whatever meets them at their school's front doors. ...

The Salesian Library has just added 'Bully' to our collection and it's definitely a documentary worth watching, especially with your students. It's an interesting, heartbreaking and maddening look into the lives of a few kids who suffer from bullying and will hopefully motivate our students and staff to want to do something about bullying themselves. I've included the trailer below for 'Bully' in case you would like to find out more before you decide to borrow the DVD.

You can find the Library record for 'Bully' here or reserve it through any of the Library staff members.

Anti-Bullying

The Catholic Education Office in Wollongong recently launched an Anti-Bullying Policy in response to the growing concern in schools relating to bullying involving the use of communication and information technology.
They have also created this fantastic video, as well as an information package, to complement the Student Anti-Bullying Policy, for use in primary and secondary schools.

The video is described on their website as follows: Inspired and performed by students at three Catholic primary and secondary schools in the Diocese of Wollongong, this innovative video production uses their voice and experience to focus on the impact of bullying and provides practical strategies for youth to deal with this important issue. It is an engaging visual stimulus which challenges students to think positively, respond compassionately and act with courage when they are confronted with future incidents of bullying.

I think it's a great video that should be seen by all of our students at Salesian College. I have also enquired about ordering the package that goes with the video, if anyone is interested in sharing it with their classes or homegroups.