Zach Hayden, a local self-defense expert and martial artist joined other experts that traveled worldwide to attend the recent Instructor Certification for the FAST Defense program. FAST Defense is the result of an evolution in a self-defense system that started thirty five years ago and was voted Black Belt Magazine’s Best Self-Defense in the Industry. FAST is an acronym for [...]

If you attended Panther University at Avilla School on November 30th or your child was in a presentation at North Side or Albion Elementary you’ll have heard about Verbal Judo and Verbal Self Defense. Teaching children to deal with verbal confrontations properly is very important when dealing with bullies. I mentioned a few different Car Talks you can do with your children and I [...]

We want to hear your bullying stories. Please feel free to submit any bullying that has happened to you or that you’ve seen. Please NO names or personal information. We want to make sure we keep everyone’s privacy! Take a minute and submit your story by clicking on the tab at the top of the page that says Submit Your [...]

To end bullying we each need to make the commitment to not bully others and to help stand up for those who are being bullied. If you’re ready to make that commitment join us by signing this digital petition!

According to the Department of Justice: Bullying has two key components: repeated harmful acts and an imbalance of power. It involves repeated physical, verbal, or psychological attacks or intimidation directed against a victim who cannot properly defend him- or herself because of size or strength, or because the victim is outnumbered or less psychologically resilient. Bullying includes assault, tripping, intimidation, rumor-spreading and isolation, [...]

Welcome. This site was built for one reason. To become a place for children, parents, teachers, and any community members interested in stopping bullying in our schools. There are a lot of issues that arise from bullying. Over eating, lower grades, low self esteem, little social activity, feeling inadequate and unloved, and many more. All children, and all human beings, [...]