Grant Brings Anti-Bullying Program to Bayside Middle School
Local businessman offers $3,000 to Bayside Middle School to help students learn conflict resolution skills.
Fox Point resident Dave Braeger has come to understand that bullying—like many things—knows no boundaries, and he’s hoping to help change that dynamic. Braeger, president of Private Equity Ventures, is giving a $3,000 grant to Bayside Middle School so next year's seventh-grade students can attend conflict resolution classes at the Peace Learning Center in Milwaukee. The students will attend the program beginning next fall. Rachel Boechler, superintendent of the Fox Point-Bayside School District, said they have always had an anti-bullying program, but when they can they have brought in other speakers or programs. “We do believe it’s important, especially at the middle school level,” Boechler said. “Kids are hard on each other, not even …
