SCYFA to attend anti-bullying summit

The Sandy Creek Youth Football Association (SCYFA) will participate and be an exhibitor at the fifth annual Anti-Bullying Summit June 18-19 at the Wyndham Peachtree Hotel and Conference Center in Peachtree City.

The event is a partnership between the Truman Pierce Institute (Auburn University College of Education) and the office of Professional and Continuing Education (Auburn University Outreach).

“This conference will provide a meaningful dialog for anyone interested in taking a stand against bullying in our schools and communities, to include teachers/administrators, higher education faculty, community leaders, law enforcement, and parents,” according to a statement. “As a community-based association, the SCYFA is actively supporting the efforts of this summit in addressing this very important issue and making a difference in our community.”

The mission, according to Auburn University, is “to facilitate action-oriented conversations via a premiere conference designed to share information, current thinking, and research about a serious problem facing our schools and communities-bullying. The conference is designed to create on-going local, state, and national coalitions for Pre K-12 educators, higher education faculty and administrators, student leaders, mental health practitioners, researchers, community leaders, policymakers, and other professionals who are engaged in on-going work to address Pre K-20 bullying and cyber-bullying in learning environments.”