As one of your Maine Township Trustees, one of my proudest accomplishments has been my initiation of The Anti-Gang Education Forums. As I maintain involvement in what is happening in our neighborhoods, there is both a noticeable and gaining presence of Bullying and Hazing, not only in our schools, but also as a national problem. It is important that parents are aware of what is happening in our community, due to the fact that most children are not informing their parents about what they are experiencing. As an epidemic, this truly needs to be addressed and I am honored to be part of The Anti-Hazing and Bullying Forum on May 22. One of the speakers, B. Elliott Hopkins, director of Sports, Sanctioning and Educational Services for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) will join Sergeant Kenneth Boudreau and Detective Greg Jacobson along with additional panelists at the forum. If you are able to attend, please mark your calendar. Together we can be the voice for our children as they face these senseless acts of abuse.