Special Advance Screening of 'Bully' Documentary Shown in DC
Updated: Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012, 10:41 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012, 10:41 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012, 10:41 PM EDT
By WILL THOMAS/myfoxdc
WASHINGTON - A special advance screening of the new documentary "Bully" was shown in Washington Tuesday night for the presidents of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, as well as other members of the community.
The movie takes a look at raw and painful bullying and the mental health effects it can have.
"Bully" director, Lee Hirsch, said he knows firsthand from his own childhood what some of the kids he followed were going through every day.
"I was bullied as a kid and you carry that, you carry that memory and frustration and the difficulty of explaining what it is that happens, and I wanted to give a voice, a voice to
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