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Naomi is having a difficult time.  She is dealing with the tragic death of her immediate family and living with her loving grandparents for away from old friends.  Unfortunately, she is also being verbally and emotionally bullied by uncaring kids at her new school.  Although she is more than willing to help, Naomi's loving grandmother is having her own problems with nightmares centering on a moon-faced doll that is actually in Naomi's room.  Is "Someone" reaching out from the past to help Grandma and Naomi?  Why is the doll an important part of the story?  Your students will discover the answers to these questions and more, in this story and spine tingling mystery, centered on childhood bullying.  This presentation also includes a study guide.  This DVD is geared towards grades 5 to 9.

On a cold day in January, Sixteen-year-old Jonathan will go to his middle school knowing one thing for sure-he is going to be verbally and physically bullied at least one time during the day.  However, today would not be the same.  Jonathan had something totally unexpected to share with his class, and it will be the day that his tormentors and classmates never forget.  Neither will those who watch this video.  This will be the most powerful and unusual anti-bullying film your students will ever see, and it will definitely spark a meaningful class discussion.

We know that school bus drivers are very well-trained, but they do not have control over other driver's actions.  Because of this, communication between the students and the driver is very necessary.  In this video, Bobby, a third grader, copes with some events where he is treated with a lack of respect by some other students.  On his third day at school, he is excited about a good report from his teacher and is eager to share it with his mother.  Unfortunately, Bobby makes a big mistake when he does not follow the instructions for crossing safely in front of the bus.  A distracted driver ignores safety procedures, and Bobby is hit by the car.  While Bobby's friends and classmates wait to learn about the outcome, viewers have time to reflect on the importance of following safe procedures.  A joint venture between the Ohio Association of Pupil Transportation and The Broken Toy Project, this color unrated educational drama on DVD features students from the Worthington City Schools.  This intense, disturbing film makes it a good discussion-starting tool for children fifth grade, and under.  While the procedures followed in the film are based on Ohio rules, students and drivers in all states can benefit from viewing this film.

In this educational DVD, you'll hear from Real Teens as they discuss their views on bullying and harassment on campus and some of the motivations behind a bully's behavior.  Using interviews with teens that bully and teens that have been bullied, this program provides a broad understanding of why bullies do what they do.  The best way to handle them and who can be of help in a harassing situation.  The program discusses the damage to self-esteem when a student becomes the constant victim of bullying and the ways to avoid conflict and violence on campus.  This DVD is geared towards teens grades 8-12.  Teens tell us their fears and solutions in this "must watch" program.
The program has recommended companion title: Cyber-Bullying.

• Does Bullying exist?
• Student harassment.
• How to deal with a bully.
• The law and it's involvement with bullying
• School rule to protect from harassment.
• How to stand up for yourself.
• Where to turn for help with a harassing situation.

In this educational DVD, You'll hear from Real Teens as they discuss their views on Cyber-Bullying.  Cyber-bullying is any form of harassment that occurs via the internet.  Vicious forum posts, name calling in chat rooms, posting fake profiles on web sites and mean or cruel email messages are all considered types of bullying.  While Cyber-Bullying mainly takes place on line, other high tech methods like threatening text messages and taunting voicemails also fall under this category.  In some States, Cyber-bullying is a crime that can even lead to death.  This DVD is geared towards teens grades 8-12.  This program has recommended companion title: Bullies and Harassment.

Subject covered includes:

• Why do teens Cyber-Bully
• What can be done about Cyber-Bullies
• How can Cyber-Bullies be stopped
• Dealing with forum and chat room bullying
• Where to turn to if you or a friend is being Cyber-Bullied
• The consequences of Cyber-Bullying
• Dealing with web site bullying
• The must do's and the do not's of the Internet

From the creator of Broken Toy and Joey, here is another Thomas Brown DVD dealing with the impact of teasing and bullying.  Twelve-year-old Billy had it made.  He was popular and he had no idea how it felt to be down.  Billy and his best friends liked to pick on Christopher, a small built boy who had just lost his mother to cancer 6 months earlier.  However, a freak accident scars Billy, and the roles are now reversed.  Christopher stands up for Billy, who is now a Bully turned victim.  This changes Billy forever, as he learns the value of acceptance, sensitivity, and becoming a caring person.

Bullying is very pervasive in our schools.  It's estimated that 1.6 million young people in grades six through ten are bullied at least once every week, and many young people feel powerless in these situations.  They need to know what to do if they are bullied or if they are a witness to bullying.  Through expert advice and students' real-life experiences, Stop Bullying! gives students solid steps they can take to respond to bullying.  This DVD features nationally acclaimed and Emmy-nominated youth speaker, Mark Brown, who has dedicated his career to helping young people all over the USA. Brown uses his own personal experience with bullying as he speaks to thousands of kids each year about the importance of patience and respect.

In the United States, over 165,000 bullied children purposely miss school every day because they're afraid to go.  Childhood bullying has been a major factor in both youth suicides and school shootings.  "Storm" is an unnerving and stark reality drama of a boy whose ego and self-worth are reduced to the point where he takes his own life in order to, "make it all go away".  Thomas Brown, anti-bullying advocate and film director reflects on his own bullying experience in the classroom presentation of Taking Ninth Graders by STORM.  Here, Tom poses questions and invites debate on matters affecting the film's characters.  Students watching this segment are able to reflect on other students' attitudes toward bullying, providing them an opportunity to weigh their thoughts against those of their peers.

Thomas Brown has created another powerful, thought-provoking and touching film about how bullying can change and affect the lives of victims, the bystanders and the bully themselves. There are more than half a million school busses on the road every day in the U.S. alone, with fortunately, very few yearly fatalities on or involving them.  This video presents a "what if" scenario.  What if children were being so discourteous to driver and fellow peers, by engaging in misbehavior and bullying, that it would directly contribute to a driver losing control of the bus? This hard-hitting film does not focus on school bus safety. The film is about school bus BULLYING and what 'could' go horribly wrong. Our story DOES go horribly wrong, resulting lives both lost and forever changed. This film contains some scenes that might be upsetting to more sensitive or younger audiences. It has been successfully tested on grades 3-8.

That's Enough is a fictional drama about the relationship between youth bullying and school shootings.  It examines what can happen when a high school student is mercilessly teased, socially excluded, and physically wounded.  It challenges middle and high school students to explore bullying at their schools and the cliques, struggles, and ostracizing that may result, and in some cases, has resulted shootings and youth suicides.  This video is directed by Jack Revheim, a seventeen-year old Central High School (St. Paul, MN) exchange student from Norway.  The screenplay is co-authored by Jack Revheim and Dr. Michael Obsatz, Associate Professor of Sociology, Macalester College, (St. Paul, MN), author of the award-winning book, Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World, and violence prevention educator.  Dr. Obsatz is also the executive producer.  The cast includes middle school students, high school and college students, as well as adults.  The video also includes a seven-minute interview with Dr. Obsatz about bullying issues and questions teachers can use for discussion.

Runtime:  20 mins

Bullying hurts, and scares many people. It also causes anxiety, and disrupts lives. This comprehensive program will provide solid advice for understanding and dealing with bullies, and viewers will learn the causes and effects of bullying. Why do they do it, and what do they stand to gain? Most importantly, viewers learn the things they can do if they are the victim of a bully. They will learn it's NOT their fault; where they can go for help; and what specific steps they can take to stop the abuse. This video includes interviews, teen bullies, and experts on bullying. Bullying can take many forms, including name calling, teasing, hitting, humiliating, stealing, and spreading rumors. These are just some of the tactics bullies use to harass their targets. A bully tries to make the victim feel inadequate in some way., but in most cases, they are covering up their own inadequacies. This timely resource can be used by the victim, as well as the bully, to help them understand how to deal with bullying.