{"id":4517,"date":"2017-12-05T18:17:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T23:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/former-nba-player-theo-ratliff-anti-bullying-tour-hits-new-york-schools\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T18:17:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T23:17:55","slug":"former-nba-player-theo-ratliff-anti-bullying-tour-hits-new-york-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/former-nba-player-theo-ratliff-anti-bullying-tour-hits-new-york-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"FORMER NBA PLAYER THEO RATLIFF ANTI-BULLYING TOUR HITS NEW YORK SCHOOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #000000; min-height: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #000000; min-height: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #000000;\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #000000; min-height: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #000000;\">Theo Ratliff, Retired NBA All-star Player, family man, father, philanthropist and Author, has donated books to New York City Schools in Brooklyn, to increase childhood literacy, educate and bring awareness to bullying and it\u2019s long term effects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #000000; min-height: 15px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;\">BROOKLYN, NEW YORK<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/span> There is clearly a definite problem going on in the world when it comes to how we treat each other these days. Bullying has become a norm and there is a loss for empathy and consideration of ones needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31;\">Today, we live in an environment that is filled with anger, hostility and various forms of &#8220;bullying&#8221;. Whether it is &#8220;cyber-bully&#8221;, physical abuse, or verbal, it exist in our current society at an all-time high. It is the cause of most youth suicide and now murders. It is important that we teach confidence in conjunction with tolerance. Tools that will allow youth to articulate\u00a0stand up to bullies as well as improve skills in literacy. By combining the two in learning, we hope to accomplish addressing improving a multitude of social issues that are the result of childhood bullying.<span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31; min-height: 15px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31;\">THEO THE HERO BOOK AND LITERACY PROGRAM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31;\">Theo Ratliff shares the story of his childhood experience with bullying, and most significantly, the lesson. he learned about dealing with bullies from the positive\u00a0 perspective and advice given to him by his mother, Camilia Ratliff-Eatman. Written by Author Michael Harris and illustrated by Jonathan Ellis, &#8220;Theo The Hero&#8221; has been, and continues to be, an ideal teaching tool for school staff, parents and children who want to build and share communities that will not tolerate such destructive behavior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;\">\u201c<\/span>Illiteracy has no age or color\u201d. &#8211; Theo Ratliff<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31; min-height: 15px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31;\">THEO THE HERO ANTI BULLY TOUR<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Apple Symbols'; color: #463c31;\">On December 7th, 2017 Mr.Ratliff will visit New York City, surprise students and celebrate the inception of this very needed program in any community to meet and listen to the stories shared by \u201cTheo The Hero Anti-Bully Ambassadors\u201d through an initiative facilitated by Elite Learners Inc. starting with Brownsville Collaborative Middle School, Henry Shreiber Elementary and Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School.\u00a0 His final stop in Brooklyn will be at a ceremony event at P.S 279, with the Anti &#8211; Bully Ambassadors and Local Officials including The Brooklyn Borough President\u2019s Office. 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