Phone
509-547-1052 (PST) Cell: 509-302-8888
Address: 7624 Deseret Drive, Pasco WA. 99301 Email:
brenda
(at) jaredstory (dot) com
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Brenda
High Co-Director and
Founder of >>
... Jared's story Jared High was 12 years old when
older students bullied him in his middle school. The bullying came
to a head when a well known bully assaulted Jared inside his middle school
gym. Because of the bullying and the assault, Jared began to show
signs of depression, which included lack of sleep and emotional outbursts.
On the morning of September 29,
1998, just six days after his 13th birthday, Jared called his father at
work to say good-bye. While on the phone with him, Jared shot himself,
dying instantly.
As a healing project, Brenda
began to write Jared's story, which is now published as www.jaredstory.com.
Since 1999, JaredStory.com has attracted over two million visitors looking
for information on bullying, depression, suicide and needing healing from
the loss of a loved one.
Brenda has now become a passionate
crusader, a mom on a mission to stop school bullying and peer abuse.
It is not uncommon to see Brenda doing email or on the phone talking about
bullying as well as advising parents, students, teachers, state and federal
lawmakers, media and community members about the emotional and physical
dangers of bullying, which can lead to bullycide, (a suicide attributed
to bullying).
Producers from FOX News, Good Morning
America, The John Walsh Show, The Larry Elders Show, Video Production Companies,
Inside Edition, Jenny Jones Show, Black Entertainment Television, NHK Japan
Broadcasting Corporation and News Documentaries, to name a few, have interviewed
Brenda for advice concerning bullying, depression, suicide, bullycide and
how to heal from life changing traumas.
Jared's story has been told on the
radio, in magazines, including California's Beach Cities Health District,
Arizona Parenting, The American Association of Suicidology, Desert Paradise,
in numerous news articles, and now in a new book, "Bullycide in America:
Moms speak out about the bullying/suicide connection". Brenda
has also published Internet Short Stories about JaredStory.com on several
websites.
To hear an interview with Brenda
and radio personality, Joyce Bender, from "Disability Matters" click
Here,
or paste the following URL in your browser -
Brenda has designed several websites
that deal with bullying and suicide issues, including:
http://www.JaredStory.com,
which deals with bullying, depression, suicide and other issues.
JaredStory is very popular with teens who are looking for direction and
advice for living as well as media research, as example, The Dr Phil Show,
who found two quests to talk on bullying and suicide.
http://www.BullyPolice.org
- Reports and grades States on their anti bullying laws. Bully Police
USA posts current anti bullying laws, research, news, and support information
for parents and/or anti bullying activists who are dealing with bullying
in schools
http://www.Bullycide.org
- The synopsis of a new book, soon to be published that tells the stories
of teens who have died by "bullycide", as told by the parents.
http://www.HeroesInTheCrowd.com
- What can bystanders do when they see an incident of bullying? They
can be heroes! Watch the short demonstration videos on the website and
see how. A book that will change our vision of "the crowd" forever.
Getting anti bullying laws Having been involved in politics
for over 20 years, Brenda leads by example. Her specialty is working
to get anti bullying laws passed or revised. She is proud of contributing
to the passage of the Washington State Anti Bullying Law (www.bullypolice.org/wa_law.html)
as well as influencing passage of a law in Oklahoma, Arizona and Vermont.
A major triumph was the passage of Idaho's law, "Jared's
Law", named after her son Jared, in
2006. She is aggressively working with lawmakers and anti bullying
activists in several states to get more common sense anti bullying laws
passed in 2008.
As the Co-Director and Founder of
the national organization, Bully Police
USA, Inc., Brenda has written, “The
MORE Perfect Anti Bullying Law,” which is an excellent model for lawmakers
to follow when they write their State anti bullying laws. She teaches
the importance of anti bullying laws, and how to lobby, in teleconferences
to educators, media, program directors and parents, many who have children
suffering from bullying.
A new book Bullycide in America
Moms Speak Out About the Bullying/Suicide Connection
"Our stories, mine and six others, are tragic.
All of us had a very hard time writing our stories, not only because we
are inexperienced writers, but because its hard to express the emotion
that comes from loosing a child by suicide, or by bullycide as we now call
it. Some in our group lost our children years ago, and others, less
than two years ago but we hope that by writing our stories we can share
some lessons we have learned as well as some warnings that will prevent
the same tragedies in the lives of others. To read an online synopsis
of our book go to www.bullycide.org."
~Brenda
A philosophy to live by Brenda lives her philosophy, which
is; a woman filled with love is not content with blessing her family alone,
but is anxious to bless the whole human race.
Brenda lives in Pasco Washington
with her husband Bill. They have three grown children, Sonja, Jacob
and Tara, and two grandchildren. She has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology
from B.Y.U.
Speaking out for kids who can't Brenda is actively seeking speaking engagements with
Educational Institutions, particularly University and College level workshops.
She will also speak for Associations, Conferences, Private Businesses or
Parent and Social Organizations. Speaking fees are negotiable - please
email brenda (at)
jaredstory (dot) com or call 509-547-1052.
A Mom on a Mission speaks out about...
Stories That Change Lives - Moms on Missions
The Book: Bullycide in
America: Moms speak out about the bullying/suicide connection
JaredStory.com - Grief and Healing Projects
Bullying > Depression > Suicide = Bullycide - A Warning and
a Lesson
About Bully Police USA - Getting Anti Bullying Laws Passed
For Schools: How to Avoid Lawsuits
For Parents: When to Get an Attorney
For Schools & Parents: How to Make Students "Heroes
in the Crowd*"
For Business: Changing management attitudes on harassment
issues
Rules, Laws, Policies and Procedures - Foundations for Safer
Schools
The Bystander - The Key to Solving the Bullying Problem
TALK, TELL & YELL - Learning the Heroes and Leadership
Methods
The Four Basic Personality Types - The Bully Quadrant
Schedule 2008 June 20 - 22...........................................Seattle
WA
June 23 - 30 - July 1 - 8 .....................New
Hampshire
July 16 - 26 ...........................................Rexburg
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