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Cartoon Network Teams with CNN to Launch Anti-Bullying Campaign

The Cartoon Network plans to launch a major anti-bullying campaign next fall directed toward the community of students most often affected—those in middle school. Rather than targeting either the victims or the aggressors, this new campaign will feature Bugs Bunny and other favorite cartoon characters in the effort to involve a different group of students: those who witness bullying. The cartoons will provide practical strategies to help student bystanders intervene effectively when they see someone being bullied.

In addition, CNN will offer complementary programming for adults, accompanied by public service ads and an online curriculum. As Susan Limber of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University states, “Kids alone can’t address bullying. They need adults to take the issue seriously and be there to help.”

Read more at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100525/ap_en_ot/us_cartoons_vs_bullies

Kids with LD and other disabilities are often the victim of bullies. Check Smart Kids’ Call to Action on bullying.

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One Response to “Cartoon Network Teams with CNN to Launch Anti-Bullying Campaign”

  1. Esther Locascio Says:
    June 10th, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    I’ve actually included some depictions of bullying in my just-released book about a middle-school kid who moves to a new city and school. One effect the bullying has on him is to make it more difficult to become part of his new community and school. He takes a lot of grief from some bullies about his choice to engage in a community service group. It’s inspiration and encouragement from his friends that enables him to press ahead in spite of the bullying. So, it seems like in addition to encouraging bystanders to intervene, it will also help to offer constructive ideas about how kids can work together to do some good in the world. Inspiring kids to start community service groups and initiatives could help by getting kids to take the focus off themselves and to unite in a desire to achieve some common good.

    My own kids (one of who has ADD) endured some bullying at school and on the bus, too, which is one of the things that led me to write my book.

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