Lunchertainment...Respect and Kindness Requested...November 23rd...during lunch waves

During the upcoming busy holiday season we thought it would be great to reinforce the need to respect others, to be kind to others, and to understand the consequences of being careless with the feelings of others either in person or through social networking technology.  Kool to be Kind Kids, trained by the Anti Defamation League, and Westport Youth Commission's High School iMentors, who work with middle school students to address the social and legal ramifications of internet bullying and texting, will be hosting our program today.  These groups will address issues of bullying, respect and kindness.  They will present a snapshot of the work they do with elementary and middle school porgrams.  There will also be a Westport Police officer present to answer any specific legal questions related to cyberbullying.  This program compliments the message of empathy that was presented in the Thula Sizwe assembly this past week.  "If I were not me, I could be you."