Education and Early Childhood Development
November 17, 2014

Media Advisory: Minister to Recognize National Bullying Awareness Week

The Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Tom Hedderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister, will join the students of St. John Bosco School as they celebrate National Bullying Awareness Week. The event will take place tomorrow (Tuesday, November 18) at 9:30 a.m. at St. John Bosco, 75 Linegar Street, Shea Heights. Minister Sullivan and MHA Hedderson will read a story to a Grade 4 and Grade 6 class that highlights the importance of bullying awareness.

Bullying Awareness Week (November 16-22) is an opportunity for people at the grassroots level in communities to work together to prevent bullying through education and awareness. The Provincial Government supports all forms of combatting bullying in schools and celebrates Pink Shirt Day and awarding of Safe and Caring Schools awards during Violence Awareness week in February.

For more information: www.bullyingawarenessweek.org/

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Media contact: Jennifer Tulk Director of Communications Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 709-729-0048, 728-4104 jennifertulk@gov.nl.ca

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