SAVE THE DATE! August 19, 4-6 pm Reserve A Seat Now Only a Few Seats Left!

The Foundation for Respect Ability Partners with the Huntersville Police Department for a
Back to School Forum on Bullying and Cyberbullying
The Foundation for Respect Ability and the Huntersville Police Department has teamed up for a community back to
school open forum on bullying and cyberbullying. The forum will provide a dialog for parents and children to
address issues with bullying and cyberbullying with a panel of area experts and to create awareness of available
resources. The forum is on Tuesday, August 19
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from 4-6p.m. at the Huntersville Police Department, Community
Room, 9630 Julian Clark Ave, Huntersville, NC 28078.
This is an opportunity for parent, grandparents and students to get information and ask question of the
community experts. This forum will help prepare you and your child for the upcoming school year. All students, at
some point, will witness or be involved with a bullying or cyberbullying incident, states Diane Benson, Executive
Director of the Foundation for Respect Ability. This issue affects all of us. Lieutenant Tom Seifert of the
Huntersville Police Department stated, This is a great opportunity for the Huntersville Police Department to help
shed light on this issue and provide our schools, students and parents with valuable resources.
The panel of experts include:
Kenny Lynch, Detective/FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force Officer
Debbie Lolla, Woodlawn School K-5 Life Skills teacher/curriculum creator
John Concelman, CMS Character Development Initiatives Specialist (Bullying and Character
Development)
Mark Weiss, Director of Education, Operation Respect
Sid Krupkin, Director of Education, Founding Board Member Foundation for Respect Ability
Lynn Hennighausen, President Davidson LifeLine
Officer Philip Geiger, Davidson Police Department / FBI Charlotte Child Exploitation Task Force
Kylee Geiger, Incoming Freshman at Hough High School
Tim Hager/ School Resource Officer at Alexander Middle School
Officer Matt Dunker: School Resource Officer
Dr. Matthew Hayes Community Superintendent North Learning Community CMS
This forum is free to the public. Parents, Students and Community Leaders are invited to join in this important
discussion. Seats Limited. To reserve your seat please contact Diane Benson at xbullying@gmail.com or call 704
438 9798

The Foundation for Respect Ability seeks to create a population of Upstanders, people who will intervene when
they encounter a bullying episode or an abusive situation or intolerant behavior. The Foundation for Respect
Ability offers events and services to address the concerns of parents, educators and students regarding bullying in
every form. www.xbullying.org