TORONTO, January 24, 2011 – Teachers and experts who study bullying will meet Monday to discuss the latest research, best practices and legal issues related to bullying, as well as the proposed Accepting Schools Act for Ontario.
The conference, hosted by York University’s Faculty of Education, will take place at the Markham Convergence Centre.
School administrators and teachers will be provided with key information toward the creation of an effective school plan to combat bullying.
In addition, Debra Pepler, a Distinguished Research Professor of psychology in York University’s Faculty of Health, and an internationally-respected expert on bullying, will speak about cyberbullying and social media.
The program is as follows:
- Bullying in Canadian Schools: A Legal Update – Eric Rohr, a partner and national leader of the Education Focus Group with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, who advises school boards, independent schools, community colleges and universities on a range of education law issues, including student discipline, human rights, freedom of information and special education. (9:00−10:15am)
- Bullying Prevention: It’s Up to All of Us! – Debra Pepler, Distinguished Research Professor, York University. (10:30–11:45am)
- Peer Relationships in a Virtual World – Debra Pepler. (12:30–1:15pm)
- Peacemakers, conflict resolution program – Esther Fine, professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, and Roberta King, an independent filmmaker with King Squire Films. (1:30–1:50pm)
- Planning and Innovating for Positive Change – John Morrison, coordinator of leadership programs in the Office of Research and Professional Development at York’s Faculty of Education, formerly a principal in the Durham District School Board, and founder of the nationally recognized, student driven, Culture of Peace program. (1:50-2:45pm)
WHAT: Bullying Stops Now! conference
WHEN: Monday, January 30, 2012, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
WHERE: Markham Convergence Centre, 7271 Warden Avenue, Markham ON. MAP
INFORMATION: www.edu.yorku.ca/bullying/
York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto – Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 55,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as 240,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 10 faculties and 28 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation.
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Media Contacts:
Janice Walls, Media Relations, York University 416 736 2100 x22101 / wallsj@yorku.ca
Anderson Coward, Communications Coordinator, Faculty of Education, York University, 416 650 8024 / acoward@edu.yorku.ca
