Meet
Cathy Swartwood Mitchell
Director,
Bully Police Oklahoma
Speaker
and Consultant
Cathy found her place in the anti
bullying movement through telling Brandon’s Story and bringing awareness.
When Senator Rozell introduced the anti bullying bill to the Oklahoma Senate,
Cathy introduced the Senate to the reality of bullying through Brandon‘s
Story. The message was clear. On April 22, 2002, less than 1 ½
years after Brandon died, Oklahoma lawmakers passed the School Bullying
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When Cathy spoke out
on the Dr. Phil show about Brandon’s bullying, the emails and phone calls
to the show caused a wave of support for anti bullying programs and policies
around the nation. Her son's story can be found at http://www.jaredstory.com/brandon.html.
Cathy would welcome speaking
engagements and workshop presentations.
To recieve more information
about fees and services, Cathy can be contacted by phone at
(918) 689-9055 and by
email at cl_swartwood
(at) hotmail (dot) com.
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Cathy's
Speaking Points
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Brandon's Story
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Surviving a bullycide - The Aftermath
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Long term effects bullying has on children
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What to do if your child is being bullied
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Don't be a “bystander” – Be a HERO!
(Presentations
are customized to meet the needs and interests of your group)
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Like Thieves
In The Night
Brandon’s Story
- “Bullies Who Kill”
Brandon Chris Swartwood
- 2/21/82 – 12/16/00
“While you are going through
the system to fight for your child's rights,
your child is the one going
into the battlefield
…and today could be the
day that he or she is fatally wounded.”
Brandon's mom, Cathy Swartwood
Mitchell
One night, as Brandon stood
by me, he said, “I feel dead inside." On a cold December morning, only
three weeks later, I was standing by Brandon’s dead body, knowing, that
despite all my efforts to save my beloved son, the bullies' job had been
done too well.
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The Aftermath
...For several years, I tried
to work. I had no focus, no energy and enough anger to do a mass killing
of those responsible. Thank God, I had enough maturity, morals and maintained
enough sanity, barely, to refrain from seeking revenge. I say “barely”
on the sanity thing because I was crazy with grief and anger.
...So there I sat, for the first
time in my life, in jail. I had a prescription bottle of pills in my jean
jacket. I was an emotional wreck. I emptied the entire bottle into my hand
as I contemplated my situation.
Cathy Swartwood Mitchell
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