Its Official...from the Tioga County Legislature... PROCLAMATION ANTI-BULLYING AWARENESS MONTH WHEREAS: We must safeguard schools and communities for our children, and, through our recognition of the serious issues that face them each day, offer our children an environment that holds promise and security; and WHEREAS: Many organizations, school districts, educators and parents have publicly expressed concern about the bullying of children; and WHEREAS: Each day an estimated 160,000 children refuse to go to school because they dread the physical and verbal aggression of their peers, and the loneliness that comes from being excluded and made the target of rumors and cyber- bullying; many more students attend school in a chronic state of anxiety; and WHEREAS: It is important that we acknowledge and heighten awareness about the serious issues and the negative effects of bullying, including the long-term damage it can cause in our youth as well as the risks of teenage suicide; and WHEREAS: Providing a safe physical and emotional environment is a significant goal and a personal responsibility of each individual; and WHEREAS: It is time to Stand UP for Character – DOWN to Bullying; now therefore THE TIOGA COUNTY LEGISLATURE does hereby proclaim and designate the month of October 2014 as Anti-Bullying Awareness Month in Tioga County as a symbol of our commitment to the year-round struggle against bullying. Dated: October 14, 2014 _______________________________ MARTHA SAUERBREY CHAIR TIOGA COUNTY LEGISLATURE
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:18:26 +0000
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