Karate Kid Demonstration a big success!

The Karate Kid demonstration was a big success!  We had ten of our Junior Champion students participate by demonstrating various self-defense techniques.  Below are a few pictures taken at Marquee Cinema 12 druing the demonstration.

Karate Kid Demonstration

Pendergrass Academy to perform a Karate Kid Demonstration at Marquee Cinema Wakefield 12 Saturday at 5:30pm. The demonstraation will feature our Junior Champions! Come out and support our students!

After Lawsuits and Therapy, Cyber-Bullied "Star Wars Kid" Returns

Great article on the original cyberbullied "Star Wars Kid"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-pasternack/after-lawsuits-and-therap_b_596325.html

Court Weighs Whether Schools Can Punish Students for Web Posts!

Following this link for a very interesting article regarding online harassment and cyberbullying: http://huff.to/96JdC9
What do you think?  Give us your thoughts!

WRAL Bullying News - "The Bullying Stops Here"

The following is a link to the news piece that WRAL did last night on bullying.  A elementary school in Durham hosted a play entitled "The Bullying Stops Here".  Following this link for the entire story and video http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7712585/

Bullying story tonight on WRAL TV

 WRAL is doing a bullying story tonight at 10 on Fox50 and at 11 on WRAL News. "I'm Debra Morgan, coming up on our late news...\ It seems we keep hearing more about the problem of "bullying" in schools. Tonight at eleven, we'll show you the unique way  a local elementary school is putting a stop to bullies! And don't forget, you can always catch your news an hour earlier on Fox50."
www.wral.com

Wake Field 12 Karate Kid Demonstration & Bully Seminar

We have been invited to do a martial arts demonstration and bully prevention seminar at Wake Field 12 to celebrate the release of The Karate Kid! More info to follow!

Cartoon Network to feature Anti-Bullying Campaign this Fall!

Check out the link below on the details:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100525/ap_en_ot/us_cartoons_vs_bullies

North Carolina Anti-Bullying Law

Check out the NC Anti-Bullying Law by clicking here!

Parents: Schools don't handle bullying

Bloody and Bullied

Heard on the radio this morning that ABC 11 News will be featuring a bully segment today at 5:30pm!

Bully Tips for Parents

What is Cyber Bullying?

Cyberbullying, which is sometimes referred to as online social cruelty or electronic bullying, can involve:
•Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images
•Posting sensitive, private information about another person
•Pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad
•Intentionally excluding someone from an online group (Willard, 2005)
Children and youth can cyberbully each other through:
•Emails
•Instant messaging
•Text or digital imaging messages sent on cell phones
•Web pages
•Blogs
•Chat rooms or discussion groups
•Other information communication technologies

Bully Prevention Seminar Follow Up

For those that attended the bully prevention seminar this past Saturday, what did you think? Feedback is greatly appreciated! Also, were you ever picked on as a child? And if so what effects did it have on you?

The Karate Kid and Bully Prevention

Don't forget about the Bully Prevention seminar we are hosting Saturday the 24th at 1pm at our academy. Be sure to sign up! With the upcoming release of the new remake of The Karate Kid, this is a perfect opportunity to address the main story line, BULLYING!

E! Investigates: Bullying

On the E channel tonight (10pm) E! Investigates: Bullying

Additional Resource Links (Bully Prevention)

The following are additional resource links to various websites providing information about bully prevention.
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/
http://www.parenthood.com/article-topics/parenting_tips_on_bullying.html
http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/bullies.html
http://www.ncpc.org/topics/bullying

CNN Bully News Story

Click here to watch a recent CNN news story featuring a tragic case of a teenage girl being bullied.

Do You Really Know if Your Child is being Bullied?

Sometimes it is hard to tell if your child is being bullied. In most cases, children are embarrassed to tell their parents. Make sure to look at a change in confidence and activities. These are the most common signs of bullying. Often, a child will not want to go outside in the neighborhood because they are being bullied. Make sure to talk to them if you notice this. Please provide any feedback that you have witnessed with your child.

The Effects of Being Bullied

When children are bullied it is important to know the effects it can cause later in life. The most obvious is confidence. Is confidence one of the most important attributes when going into the real world? Of course, so we must make sure that do not let it get out of control. Some other effects are depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. We really have to make a difference and insure our kids build confidence.