The DC Office of Human Rights (OHR) will participate in a Twitter Town Hall on National Safe Schools Day to highlight students, teachers, schools and communities in building inclusive and safe schools in the District and nationwide. Twitter-users can ask questions about DC and federal initiatives on bullying prevention using the #BullyFreeDC hashtag. OHR is participating in the Town Hall with Federal Partners at StopBullying.gov; Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN); The Trevor Project; PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center; and Safe Schools Action Network.

Twitter handles for official participants are: @DCHumanRights, @StopBullyingGov, @PACERCenter, @GLSEN, @TrevorProject and @safeschoolsNOW. The participating Federal Partners at StopBullying.gov include US Department of Education, US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.