ADL Presents Cyberbullying Summit for Miami-Dade Teachers

Date: March 2, 2010

To help teachers in the Miami-Dade School District recognize and confront cyberbullying, a growing threat that affects almost half of all U.S. teens through harm inflicted via electronic media, the Anti-Defamation League and the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Mental Health and Crisis Management Services held a one-day conference on March 1, 2010 for 150 educators and community leaders. 

At the conference, "Where Bullying Meets Technology: Preventing & Responding to Cyberbullying," awareness of the problem was increased and educators were provided with the tools to empower young people to respond to online bullying, social aggression, harassment and hate through interactive breakout sessions.

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Participants:

• Increased their understanding about cyberbullying;
• Learned strategies on how to respond;
• Explored the connections between cyberbullying and hate; and
• Prepared to foster an increased culture of e-safety.

Speakers included:

• Sameer Hinduja Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, and co-author of "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard" (Keynote speech)
• David Barkey, J.D., ADL Southern Area Counsel (Legal issues)
• Suzy Berrios, Director, Miami-Dade Public Schools Mental Health and Crisis Management Services (Opening remarks)
• Andrew Rosenkranz, ADL Florida Regional Director (Opening remarks)

Breakout Sessions were Facilitated by:

• Sameer Hinduja Ph.D. – Prevention and Intervention Strategies
• David Barkey, J.D. – Legal Issues
• Captain Will Hernandez, State of Florida Office of the Attorney General – Cyber Safety

Funding for this special conference was generously provided by Microsoft and Symantec Corporations.

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