The U.S. Department of
Education will host the third annual Federal Partners in Bullying
Prevention Summit Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 6-7, 2012, at the Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. The summit will
focus on ensuring that anti-bullying efforts are coordinated and based
on the best available research. Panels will highlight the connection
between bullying and suicide, and ways to help students who bully
others. Keynote speakers will include U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the First Lady of Maryland
Katie O’Malley. In addition, there will be a special discussion between
White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and Cynthia Germanotta,
mother of musician Lady Gaga. Additional details
on the summit, along with the agenda, will be forthcoming.
The summit is hosted by
the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students
in conjunction with the departments of Justice, Health and Human
Services, Defense, Agriculture, the Interior, the
Federal Trade Commission, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders, and the National Council on Disability.