Thirteen million kids will be bullied in the U.S. this year making bullying the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. From Sundance award-winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, comes a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary following five kids and their families over the course of a school year. Q wants to give you a copy of Bully, now available on Blu-ray and DVD. To win, complete the form below. Winners will be drawn at random.Offering insight into difference facets of America's bullying crisis, the stories include two families who have lost children to suicide and a mother awaiting the fate of her 14-year-old daughter, who has been incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. With an intimate and often shocking glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals' offices, Bully is a powerful and inspiring firlm that every educator, parent and teenager should see. The film is rated PG-13.
Bullying facts:
- Thirteen million kids will be bullied in the U.S. this year, making bullying the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation.
- Three million students will be absent each month because they feel unsafe at school.
- Thirty percent of children who reported being bullied said they sometimes brought weapons to school.
- School personnel are reported to nbotice or intervene in only one out of every 25 incidents.
- Bullying is a serious problem - and the solutions belong to us all.
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