Movie on bullying makes an impact with Parkway eighth-graders
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday 11th April, 2012
Lee Hirsch, writer/director of the documentary film "Bully," poses at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, March 26, 2012. The film about bullying in U.S. schools is released in theaters on Friday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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