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Minnesota Nice?

http://youtu.be/T-n9rpspR1o

Please share this Minnesota Nice? movie with family and friends and anyone you know that is being bullied.

Alec Fischer presented his movie today as part of the St. Louis Park Human Rights Commission and the Anti-Bullying Task Force movie series for the St. Louis Park community to raise awareness of bullying in our state and community.

Be an "Upstander" and stand up to bullying!!

If your child is being bullied at one of the St. Louis Park Public Schools here are the contact numbers for the school counselors:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:
Aquila: Rachel Ollhoff at 952-928-6521
Park Spanish Immersion: Melissa Berg at 952-928-6810
Peter Hobart: Keri Hokanson at 952-928-6623
Susan Lindgren: Anne Moore at 952-928-6719

MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Delana Brinkman at 952-928-6303 or Randy Zutz at 952-928-6305

SENIOR HIGH:
9th Grade: Barb Nelson at 952-928-6131
10th Grade: Laura King at 952-928-6126
11th Grade: Jean Miller at 952-928-6128
12th Grade: Heidi Cosgrove at 952-928-6132

If you attend another district, please call your child's school.

Here are some informative websites that help with bullying:

Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center at www.pacer.org/bullying

Connect Safely at www.connectsafely.org

Stop Bullying at www.stopbullying.gov

Family Online Safety Institute at www.fosi.org

Web Wise Kids at www.webwisekids.org

I-Safe at www.isafe.org

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at www.netsmartz.org

Stay Safe Online at www.staysafeonline.org

Wired Safety at www.wiredsafety.org

Bullying Statistics at www.bullyingstatistics.org

Cyberbullying Research Center at www.cyberbullying.us

National Crime Prevention Council at www.ncpc.org

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