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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Edina City Council and the City of Edina hereby agree we must safeguard
schools and communities for our children, and through our recognition of the serious issues that
face them each day, offer our children an environment that holds promise and security; and
WHEREAS, many organizations, school districts, educators and parents have publicly
expressed concern about the bullying of children; and
WHEREAS, each day an estimated 160,000 children nationally refuse to go to school because
they dread the physical and verbal aggression of their peers, and the loneliness that comes
from being excluded and made the target of rumors and cyber-bullying; and
• WHEREAS, many more students attend school in a chronic state of anxiety; and
WHEREAS, it is important that we acknowledge and heighten awareness about the serious
issues and the negative effects of bullying, including the long-term damage it can cause in our
youth as well as the risks of teenage suicide; and
WHEREAS, providing a safe physical and emotional environment is a significant goal and a
personal responsibility of each individual; and
WHEREAS, it is time to "Stand UP for Character—DOWN to Bullying."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council and the City of Edina hereby
designate the month of October, 2011, as
BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH
in the City of Edina as a symbol of our commitment to the year-round struggle against bullying.
Dated this 4th day of October, 2011.
• James B. Hovland, Mayor