May 10, 2012
News Release
READ REPORT - Bullying prevalent among Wyoming students
The percentage of Wyoming students reporting they’ve been bullied by a fellow student several times or very often during the past 12 months has decreased among 6th, 8th, and 10th graders from 2006 to 2010, and remained the same among 12th graders (Figure 1)*.
Bully documentary at Cheyenne International Film Festival
Wyoming Kids Count will co-present the film Bully directed by Lee Hirsch, at the Cheyenne International Film Festival Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM at the Frontier 9 Theater, 1400 Dell Range Blvd., Cheyenne, WY. This Call2ACTion program is sponsored with a generous donation by the Wyoming Humanities Council and is Free to the public. Reserve your seats today and watch the official trailer! (see below) Bully will be followed by a panel discussion and audience talk-back. The panel includes UW History Professor Phil Roberts, Director of Youth Alternatives Ronn Jeffrey, and Kids Count Director Marc Homer.