Schools Combat Bullying, Ex-NHL Player Comes to Wayne This Week

The Wayne Public School District is trying to educate parents and students about how it is combatting bullying and a former professional hockey player will give a talk about the dangers of concussions.

Those are just a few of the things we're working on this week here at Wayne Patch.

• We’ll tell you more about a new support group for siblings of special needs students. The free program will meet for the first time this month. We’ll find out more about the program from district officials.
• We’ll let you know more about the community forum on bullying that will be held later this month. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with Naomi Conklin, the district’s anti-bullying coordinator, one of the district’s school resource officers, and several anti-bullying specialists from various district schools.
• We’ll attend a special workshop given by former NHL player Keith Primeau on Wednesday. Primeau has made it a conceited effort to educate others about the dangers of concussions, especially for young athletes.
• We’ll talk to the owner of G&S Barber Shop. We’ll ask him what made him go into the hair-cutting business and what challenges there are to owning a business in today’s economic climate.

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