{"id":3335,"date":"2012-05-25T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T20:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=3335"},"modified":"2012-05-25T22:18:20","modified_gmt":"2012-05-26T05:18:20","slug":"anti-bullying-campaign-comes-to-san-jose-city-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/3335\/news\/anti-bullying-campaign-comes-to-san-jose-city-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-bullying campaign comes to San Jose City College"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ann Brownell, founder of the Amanda Network, speaks at an anti-bullying campaign at SJCC on April 19. The organization was founded by Brownell in honor of her daughter, Amanda, who attempted suicide after being bullied.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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Amanda Brownell is a teenage girl who tried to kill herself in a Del Mar High School\u2019s bathroom in Dec. 11, 2008, to end years of being bullied by her schoolmates.<\/p>\n

She was found alive but suffered a trauma that makes her unable to walk, talk and eat by herself.<\/p>\n

After the incident with Amanda, her mother, Ann Brownell, started the Amanda Network.<\/p>\n

No seats were left in the auditorium room at San Jose City College on Thursday, April 19. It was the first time Brownell brought the Amanda Network to SJCC. The goal of the network is to inform the community about bullying and its consequences.<\/p>\n

Brownell shared how Amanda\u2019s personality had changed when the bullying started and how her reactions affected her and other people.<\/p>\n

The main problem she said was that Amanda did not tell people around her and no one took her problem seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to my daughter trying to tell me what was happening with her, she didn\u2019t tell me,\u201d Brownell said.<\/p>\n

She said people who are bullied should talk to someone they trust and love, such as their families, friends or teachers.\u00a0 Also, parents and friends should openly talk to them and be supportive.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is a bully, and everybody gets bullied,\u201d <\/em>Brownell said. She said the more people get involved and informed the more people are aware of what actually happens to their children and people around them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need more support from people to take it out and to be more aware that bullying is real bad thing,\u201d said Karina Lopez, 23, X-ray technician.<\/p>\n

Brownell has been sharing Amanda\u2019s story in many schools and communities inside and outside San Jose and California. In December 2011, Brownell was awarded the Woman of Worth award from L\u2019Oreal Paris for her volunteering effort for the Amanda Network.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the main reasons why we created the Amanda network is to be open and honest and to talk about suicide, bullying and self-harm,\u201d said Brownell.<\/p>\n

The goal of the network is to encourage people to stand against all forms of bullying and promote the new policy changes to the Education Code and State and Federal Laws on bullying.<\/p>\n

According to the website http:\/\/bullypolice.org<\/a>, California has the highest rate of bullying in America.<\/p>\n

From a study in 2011 by Christine MacDonald and her colleagues, Educational and School Psychology at Indiana State University, 15 percent of students at college reported being bullied, and nearly 22 percent reported being cyber-bullied.<\/p>\n

Merylee Shelton, the founder of the Community Arts and Lectures Program, said bullying at City College is more particularly about weight, disabilities, race and especially athletic status.<\/p>\n

Shelton said,\u00a0 \u201cStudents do have to make sure that they speak out when they know something is wrong because silence indicates consent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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