Bullying, Harassment Headline Wednesday Panel

Harford County is tackling the issue of bullying in the schoolyard and the workplace in its first Community Conversations: For Today’s Woman.

A panel called, “Stand Up and Be Counted: Schoolyard Bullying to Workplace Harassment” will be held by the Harford County Department of Community Services and the Harford County Commission for Women on Sept. 25 in Fallston.

The evening will include a discussion about the rise in bullying and incivility from childhood to adulthood, and will include ways to handle those situations and more.

Several community leaders will take part in the panel, including:

• Deputy First Class Lori Denbow, a member of the School Policing Unit of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office
• Amy Wagner, clinical director of Family and Children’s Services in Harford County
• Rod Bourn, coordinator of professional development at Harford Community College
• Bobby Audley, founder of Bobby Audley Speaking, a company that serves as a resource for leadership, communication and team building

The panel discussion will take place Sept. 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Veronica “Roni” Chenowith Activity Center, 1707 Fallston Rd. in Fallston. The panel discussion is open to the public free of charge.